Jonathan Isaac: ‘I Disagree with the Way Advocacy and Support for Black Lives Is Being Handled’

HAMILL I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ you this During the ░░░░░░░░ kneeling controversy you re ░░░░░░░░ of the few players ░░░░░░░░ didn t take a ░░░░░░░░ and again I really ░░░░░░░░ you for this because ░░░░░░░░ don t just do ░░░░░░░░ that are popular You ░░░░░░░░ t just stand in ░░░░░░░░ You don t regurgitate ░░░░░░░░ talking points that everyone ░░░░░░░░ is saying You re ░░░░░░░░ thoughtful about your actions ░░░░░░░░ what you do So ░░░░░░░░ our audience why you ░░░░░░░░ not to take a ░░░░░░░░ with everyone else ISAAC ░░░░░░░░ the basic answer is ░░░░░░░░ I didn t agree ░░░░░░░░ the way advocacy and ░░░░░░░░ for black lives was ░░░░░░░░ handled in the situation ░░░░░░░░ me fundamentally as a ░░░░░░░░ I believe that Jesus ░░░░░░░░ is the answer for ░░░░░░░░ problems that we see ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately as a ░░░░░░░░ as a world and ░░░░░░░░ didn t feel comfortable ░░░░░░░░ those spaces talking about ░░░░░░░░ and holding to those ░░░░░░░░ So I didn t ░░░░░░░░ comfortable enough to lend ░░░░░░░░ support to what was ░░░░░░░░ on And then secondly ░░░░░░░░ just didn t believe ░░░░░░░░ wearing a T shirt ░░░░░░░░ kneeling for The National ░░░░░░░░ were synonymous with saving ░░░░░░░░ lives And that s ░░░░░░░░ I was made to ░░░░░░░░ that I wore a ░░░░░░░░ shirt if you kneeled ░░░░░░░░ you support black lives ░░░░░░░░ you re on our ░░░░░░░░ And if you didn ░░░░░░░░ then no matter who ░░░░░░░░ were what you look ░░░░░░░░ what you ve done ░░░░░░░░ whatever your reason is ░░░░░░░░ were made out to ░░░░░░░░ ill intentions or not ░░░░░░░░ for the support of ░░░░░░░░ lives at all So ░░░░░░░░ wanted to take the ░░░░░░░░ to share how what ░░░░░░░░ answer was my answer ░░░░░░░░ my own life and ░░░░░░░░ that answer to someone ░░░░░░░░ why there were so ░░░░░░░░ other answers being spewed ░░░░░░░░ what is the right ░░░░░░░░ the right way to ░░░░░░░░ our country and I ░░░░░░░░ t agree with them ░░░░░░░░ think we all do ░░░░░░░░ We all fall short ░░░░░░░░ if we could all ░░░░░░░░ ourselves and recognize that ░░░░░░░░ could come together in ░░░░░░░░ way that only God ░░░░░░░░ love going to be ░░░░░░░░ to revolutionize the way ░░░░░░░░ see each other the ░░░░░░░░ we do politics and ░░░░░░░░ way we go about ░░░░░░░░ intentions and conversations around ░░░░░░░░ HAMILL Yes So well ░░░░░░░░ Very well said And ░░░░░░░░ re right It is ░░░░░░░░ to take a knee ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ we love our country ░░░░░░░░ re patriotic America doesn ░░░░░░░░ have a perfect and ░░░░░░░░ country does and it ░░░░░░░░ important to address those ░░░░░░░░ But also we have ░░░░░░░░ have respect for where ░░░░░░░░ live in this great ░░░░░░░░ You look at so ░░░░░░░░ people around the world ░░░░░░░░ their lives to come ░░░░░░░░ they re not running ░░░░░░░░ socialist communist nations they ░░░░░░░░ running to America where ░░░░░░░░ can try to attempt ░░░░░░░░ American dream And I ░░░░░░░░ the daughter of an ░░░░░░░░ from Mexico and we ░░░░░░░░ conversations about this we ░░░░░░░░ like how can people ░░░░░░░░ live here not realize ░░░░░░░░ they have This is ░░░░░░░░ a great beautiful country ░░░░░░░░ Yeah so what I ░░░░░░░░ was not to say ░░░░░░░░ America doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ problems and its issues ░░░░░░░░ that those things have ░░░░░░░░ be worked out in ░░░░░░░░ for us all to ░░░░░░░░ forward and create a ░░░░░░░░ country for ourselves But ░░░░░░░░ believe that in order ░░░░░░░░ have those conversations they ░░░░░░░░ to be handled with ░░░░░░░░ care great love and ░░░░░░░░ integrity And a lot ░░░░░░░░ what I saw from ░░░░░░░░ movement and what was ░░░░░░░░ on not that there ░░░░░░░░ t sincere people who ░░░░░░░░ about the treatment of ░░░░░░░░ people and wanted things ░░░░░░░░ be better but the ░░░░░░░░ at the top to ░░░░░░░░ were exploiting the position ░░░░░░░░ black people found ourselves ░░░░░░░░ the whole George Floyd ░░░░░░░░ for their own means ░░░░░░░░ for their own ends ░░░░░░░░ being capable of providing ░░░░░░░░ means for black redemption ░░░░░░░░ for us to move ░░░░░░░░ as a people.”