On Thursday, Herschel Walker shared a video on Twitter where he started by apologizing to the American people. He said that he was blind but now he can see, and that he was deaf but now he can hear.
Walker shared his thoughts about the Black Lives Matter movement after he heard the co-founders of the organization, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza, refer to themselves as “trained Marxists.”
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I have finally WOKE UP…I am shaking you America! As Maya said, when someone tells you who they are, believe them. #doyourhomework @FoxNews @CNN @espn @AJC @POTUS @MSNBC @HouseDemocrats @GOP @dallasnews pic.twitter.com/9GGNAplEAz
— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) September 17, 2020
Fox News reported:
In the video, the former Georgia Bulldog, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL great asked the professional football community: “Is this who you are supporting? A trained Marxist tells you they are anti-government, -anti-American, anti-Christian, anti everything.”
Walker demanded answers from BLM: “Tell the American people exactly who you are standing for.”
He called for the American people that support the movement to justify their reasons: “When you talking BLM, are you supporting the group that is trained Marxists?”
The BLM ‘movement’ is nothing but a fraud hidden in virtuous Christmas wrapping. It’s quite synonymous with the mentality of only reading a headline but never reading the story’s details or further research.
Second-hand opinions are ultimately divisive when you’re naive. The low hanging fruit isn’t usually coupled with quality, and the sellers of said metaphorical fruit are very aware of this.
More from Fox News:
“We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories. And I think that what we really tried to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk,” Cullors said in the interview with Jared Ball of The Real News Network.
While players (obviously I can’t speak for all of them) have their heart in the right place as they promote unity, seeking fairness and equality for victims of violence and racism, their lack of knowledge of the criminals they’re supporting is disappointing.
DISCLAIMER: All police brutality that is not enforced out of self-defense is reprehensible.
… sometimes I just feel the need to remind readers what page I’m on when I start going on a tangent.
Walker was on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” where he stated:
“First of all, it’s great unity but as I said early on, there shouldn’t be politics in sport,” Walker told “The Story with Martha MacCallum.”
He said the league, under the leadership of Roger Goodell, has allowed the protests, but he asked: “What’s the end game?”
“The players do have a right to protest, but they must realize that fans have a right to protest as well,” he continued. “So if they boo, you can’t be upset. If they don’t watch the show, you can’t be upset.”
“Instead of everybody having their folded arms and closed fists, why don’t we have an open hand?” he asked. “We all come together, and I’d love to go with you, the NFL, all major league sports, let’s go to Washington. Let’s get the Democratic, let’s get the Republican people together.”
Walker expressed that he does not believe protests actually invoke the change you want to see, whereas putting your beliefs to action will.