Jesse Jackson Compares Being Paid $Millions to Play a Game to Picking Cotton as a Slave

In a desperate attempt to regain his relevance, race arsonist, mau-mau extortionist, and social justice has-been Jesse Jackson has barked possibly the dumbest thought ever put to words:

“[I]n many ways it is oppressive. To go from picking cotton balls to picking up footballs and basketballs without freedom is not very much progress,” the civil rights activist stated.

Presumably he means cotton bolls.

So it is oppressive to make a living playing a game for a few months out of the year, and to be publicly adored for it. The average salary for a player in the NFL is $1.9 million per year. In the NBA, it is $6.6 million. How much will we have to pay them before they stop being oppressed?

Jackson went on to rave that it is “workplace harassment” to ask that NFL players show some respect for their country and their fans by refraining from disrespectful antics during the national anthem.

On a tip from Steve T. Hat tip: The War on Guns.