{"id":36462,"date":"2019-07-02T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=36462"},"modified":"2019-07-02T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:50:20","slug":"supporting-patriotism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=36462","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Patriotism"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times<\/a> is reporting today that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will be cancelling be the incentives offered in a deal with Nike<\/a> in response to the athletic company scrapping plans for a Betsy Ross<\/a>-inspired sneaker. Just as Nike is free to scrap its plans for the sneaker, Governor Ducey is free to withdraw his offer of incentives to the company.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The sneakers, featuring a U.S. flag with 13 stars on each heel, reportedly<\/a>\u00a0was canned after former football player and political activist Colin Kaepernick<\/a> said the design could be seen as an offensive symbol of slavery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Mr. Ducey<\/strong><\/a> said the state was supposed to announce a deal with Nike<\/a> but then \u201cthis news broke yesterday afternoon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNike<\/a> is an iconic American brand and American company. This country, our system of government and free enterprise have allowed them to prosper and flourish. Instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation\u2019s independence, Nike<\/a> has apparently decided that Betsy Ross<\/a> is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism,\u201d the Arizona Republican tweeted<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a shameful retreat for the company. American businesses should be proud of our country\u2019s history, not abandoning it. Nike<\/a> has made its decision, and now we\u2019re making ours. I\u2019ve ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the State was providing for the company to locate here,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would someone please explain to Mr. Kaepernick that history needs to be viewed in the context of its time–not the context of today. In the time of Betsy Ross, slavery was practiced all over the world. There was nothing noteworthy about it. Indentured servitude was also practiced. Mr. Kaepernick might want to take notice of the fact that there are countries today where slavery is still an acceptable practice. If he is so concerned about slavery and its ills, he might want to see what he can do to help the countries that practice slavery end the practice.<\/p>\n

Kudos to Governor Ducey for taking a stand against misguided selective outrage.<\/p>\n

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