The absurdity of football players calling Pence reaction to their protest 'systematic oppression'

Washington Times:

The last thing the NFL needed as it struggles with declining ratings, falling ticket prices and fan outrage was a major take-a-knee dust-up Sunday involving Vice

President Mike Pence, but that’s what the league got.

Mr. Pence walked out of the Indianapolis Colts game after 23 players for the visiting San Francisco 49ers knelt in protest on the sideline during the national anthem at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The vice president later came under fire from 49ers safety Eric Reid, who called the early exit a “PR stunt” and example of “systemic oppression.”

“He knew our team has had the most players protest,” Mr. Reid told reporters. “He knew we were probably going to do it again. And so this is what systemic oppression looks like—a man with power comes to the game, tweets a couple things out and leaves the game with an attempt to thwart our efforts.”
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Reid is clueless about what oppression is.  He is upset because his ridiculous protest got upstaged.  Rich football players are not oppressed in any sense of the word.  Their protest grew out of the "hands up, don't shoot" lie in Ferguson Missouri that was debunked by the Obama DOJ.  Their protest is counterproductive and it is going to have a negative effect on player contracts in the long run because of the decreased revenue the league is getting in response to the protests.

The reaction of liberal sports writers was equally as absurd.  They are both harming the game and creating a negative fan reaction.