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Two years after the protests began, he is frustrated because he feels their message and intent have been misinterpreted or intentionally hijacked.
From liberals: " 'Hey, don't you know it was a Green Beret who told Colin to protest in the first place, told him to take a knee?' " Boyer lamented: "And I'm like, 'I didn't tell him to do anything. I definitely didn't tell him to protest. What I did was meet with him, make suggestions on different ways to do it after he was already protesting. And worked with him to kind of come to a middle ground."
And from conservatives: "(They) put all veterans in this box and say, 'You're offending every veteran.' That's also ridiculous. Or, 'He's protesting the anthem.' He's not protesting the national anthem. It has become an anthem debate, but that's not what the protest is about. It's about racial inequality, police brutality."
Whether people agree or disagree, Boyer wishes the message hadn't been intercepted.
"It's not fair to Colin, it's not fair to me, and it's not fair to the cause," he said. "And it's not good for our country
--------------These are the thoughts of the Green Beret Nate Boyer who at times had to live out of a 93 civic. This is my point exactly.
From liberals: " 'Hey, don't you know it was a Green Beret who told Colin to protest in the first place, told him to take a knee?' " Boyer lamented: "And I'm like, 'I didn't tell him to do anything. I definitely didn't tell him to protest. What I did was meet with him, make suggestions on different ways to do it after he was already protesting. And worked with him to kind of come to a middle ground."
And from conservatives: "(They) put all veterans in this box and say, 'You're offending every veteran.' That's also ridiculous. Or, 'He's protesting the anthem.' He's not protesting the national anthem. It has become an anthem debate, but that's not what the protest is about. It's about racial inequality, police brutality."
Whether people agree or disagree, Boyer wishes the message hadn't been intercepted.
"It's not fair to Colin, it's not fair to me, and it's not fair to the cause," he said. "And it's not good for our country
--------------These are the thoughts of the Green Beret Nate Boyer who at times had to live out of a 93 civic. This is my point exactly.