Well now he's choosing to take the money he makes off his jersey sales and use that towards helping the community. He's also doing the same with the first million he makes. I still disagree with his protest but at least he's making an attempt to do something positive with this.
If you haven't had the chance check out Ben Watson from the Baltimore Ravens very thoughtful response to Kaepernick's protest. http://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/29791/benjamin-watsons-heartfelt-response-to-colin-kaepernicks-anthem-protest
Ironically, Watson says we should be focused more on the problem than the protester, but without the protester, let's face it - the NFL wouldn't be addressing the problem. (Not that they really are anyway, but at least some are weighing in).
Hey the NFL has trouble addressing it's own concussion protocol's(if you watched last night's game you know what I'm talking about)
I think foolish is a better word than hypocritical, even if he's registered to vote in a non-swing state (CA?). It's not hypocritical per se if your attitude is that the things he's talking about transcend the question of who wins a particular election. I think it does matter, but again I'd call it foolish.
If how I felt this week is anywhere close to what Kaepernick has felt all his life, my only problem with his actions is why did he wait so long to protest? And why isn't there more black athletes protesting? Go Colin!
