[Ohioan]

The most idiotic aspect of the Kapernick caper is that it actually has a terribly negative effect on law abiding Blacks in inner city neighborhoods. It discourages aggressive Police actions to protect those neighborhoods. Just who, besides the Police, suffers from this insane crusade?!

Did anyone else note that the protestors recently targeted the convenience store in Ferguson, which Michael Brown robbed on his way to the fatal confrontation with law enforcement?! Just who suffers, besides the store owner, if it is forced out of that neighborhood?!

Is Nike delusional or just cowed by the PC crowd!

[JayNorth]

Is Nike delusional or just cowed by the PC crowd

I have to visit the Portland area frequently, typically staying downtown but driving right past Nike headquarters in Beaverton almost every trip. What I notice from the time I arrive until the blessed time my plane pushes back for the flight home is the smug liberalism left-wing-ism that infects every aspect of that sad metropolis.

Perhaps it's just that I take note of any news from Portland out of concern for my own safety (on an upcoming trip), but it seems like these completely fake "hands up don't shoot" and "President Trump's election was illegitimate" type protests are the most violent in Portland, regularly including closed down streets, broken windows, overturned and burned cars, etc. Driving anywhere downtown reveals hundreds of "homeless" living in tent cities and occupying city parks. A visit to Fred Mayer (a regional department store) includes aggressive "homeless" panhandlers permanently camped out on the premises. A store employee told me they are powerless to do anything about it.

What amazes me is that the general populace accepts what any normal human being would regard as a complete breakdown of civility and in fact thinks it somehow demonstrates just how "caring" Portlanders are. Nike management appears to reflect that local mindset.