The truth seekers” talking about Bubba Wallace and NASCAR, who believe in “individualism and not tribalism” right now - but ALSO thought Colin Kaepernick was protesting the military and disrespecting the flag, even though he repeatedly said he wasn’t ... sound real funny to me.
It seems to me, so many of the people who suddenly only care about "the truth" -- have gotten REAL convenient about their Sherlock Holmes'ing. If you're so offended by NASCAR coming out in support of Bubba Wallace on face value...
...you need to be MORE offended by NASCAR fans flying confederate flags around Talladega as a form of protest. Because that is an ACTUAL symbol of racism.
You can't care about defending things that AREN'T racist, more than you care about defending people FROM racism... unless you honestly don't care about racism.
What's more damaging to race relations, the FBI determining that a noose was not placed in Bubba Wallace's garage stall - or this: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article243779512.html
3 North Carolina police officers fired over racist rants

Police officers in Wilmington, NC, were fired after inappropriate comments, including one officer saying society needed a civil war to wipe Black people off the map.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article243779512.html
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