of Marxism became the orthodoxy of the world’s left in the decades to follow, his legacy claimed by all variety of socialists even as they fought and purged and murdered one another. Trotsky, Stalin, Mao, Castro – all claimed a direct link to the political program of V.I. Lenin as it increasingly appeared there was no Marxism but Marxism-Leninism. And in practice, too, Lenin won – at least for a time. Less than thirty years after his death, half the world lived in socialist states which traced their origins to the theoretical brilliance and political strategies of Lenin, credited as the man who made Marx’ vision an achievable and tangible politics, and who defined and refined the Communist Party as the primary organizational form of the world’s leftColin Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback who started the protest of kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games, told CBS he'll stand during the anthem if given a chance to play in the NFL again.

The former quarterback, who has not yet been signed this season, spoke to CBS Sports off camera. CBS reporter Jason La Canfora says Kaepernick is working out daily at a sports facility in New Jersey with the expectation or hope that a NFL team will sign him.