By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--August 29, 2018
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Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez said he didn’t intend to offend anyone when he posted an Instagram message that recently surfaced in which he used Adolf Hitler to illustrate his support for the Second Amendment. Martinez, who is Cuban-American, defended his pro-gun message, posted in 2013 when he was with the Houston Astros. The post featured a picture of Hitler doing the Nazi salute with the quote — “To conquer a nation, First disarm it’s (sic) citizens.” “This is why I always stay strapped! #thetruth,” he captioned the post. “I posted it,” admitted Martinez, who addressed the media Tuesday. “I love my country. I love this country. I stand by the Constitution and I stand by the Second Amendment and it’s something that I take pride in. It’s something that I’ll back up.
He will continue twisting heartfelt, respectful pleas for equality into disrespect for the flag, anthem, military, police, apple pie and anything else that crosses his mind that day as long as it continues to work. Here’s the thing, though: It’s not. Maybe the players’ message is finally being heard above the din. Maybe the seemingly daily videos of black people being harassed by police, a neighbor or a business for doing nothing other than being black are making Americans realize how far we have to go.
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