Jose Fernandez

Jose Fernandez died early Sunday morning in a fatal boating accident. Jose arrived in the US on his fourth attempt of fleeing Cuba. He has been previously put in prison for one of his attempts and saved his mother from drowning on another. David Ortiz said that it is sad to hear about this because Fernandez had such a great career going for him and to die at the age of 24 is tragic. Matt Gaetz a Florida state representative tweeted, "To all who kneel during the anthem today - remember that how Jose Fernandez risked his life just to stand for it.". This is a powerful quote because it started a political conversation between the supporters and non supporters of Colin Kaepernick. At a certain point his quote is a true one and people should respect it. For example playing at an international game kneeling during the anthem is something that shouldn't be done because you are representing the freedom and rights that no other country grants to you. Kneeling during an anthem is something that should be done at home and I think it is a great way to get attention but on a national level, not an international one.