Taking the Knee

Kaepernick asked us to question our revisions.  Asked us to start a larger conversation on race and equality and what freedom truly means.  If the oppressor is himself oppressed, how have I not bought into a system in which I know red and blue lights in the rearview mean at most an annoying ticket, and not a death sentence?  How can I ensure that to be American means taking a hard look at how we have used our symbols to uphold systems of inequality, oppression, racism, cruelty?  How can I help reinvent this system so the self-evident truths of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are enjoyed by all?  It starts by taking a knee.