"Many people have no doubt attended sporting events and witnessed people walk, talk, eat, drink, not remove their hats, not face the flag, not place their hands over their hearts, and, indeed, sit while the National Anthem was being played.  Therefore, in the case of Colin Kaepernick (pictured), could it be that hypocrisy is at work, that the negative responses were a function of him having embarrassed some people by publicly protesting our racial sins?"