Players only meeting.

[Archie Moses]

When people say they have a platform they really mean to say is they're privileged.

Change my mind.

 

[One Brow]

Let me clarify then - when you treat someone as inferior, or superior, based off the color of their skin, its wrong.

No argument there. Just don't pretend it can happen if people 'ignore skin color'.

 

[JimLes]

No one is asking the billionaires to give up their money. It's their damn influence that is the most important. They each have thousands of friends including those in politics. Plus any of their gestures are highly noticeable and influential in their communities. The money is secondary on low on the list.

This. A hundred times this. If you read the ESPN play-by-play of last night, the Bucks' owner at one point called the Wisconsin governor on his personal phone and asked him to talk to players for 3 hours. That is incredibly telling. That is the reality of being a rich white man in America. You have a direct freaking line to the highest levels of government. For all his money and fame, do you think Giannis had the number?

 

[One Brow]

K what's changed?

We don't know, but the answer is unlikely to be "nothing".

 

[NAOS]

Oh good, Archie Moran to teh scene

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

We don't know, but the answer is unlikely to be "nothing".

Small changes happen all the time... large changes can take generations... doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take the incremental steps.

There were a few examples of small changes but some people think there isn’t a difference if the dead don’t rise.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

This. A hundred times this. If you read the ESPN play-by-play of last night, the Bucks' owner at one point called the Wisconsin governor on his personal phone and asked him to talk to players for 3 hours. That is incredibly telling. That is the reality of being a rich white man in America. You have a direct freaking line to the highest levels of government. For all his money and fame, do you think Giannis had the number?

It’s like they want more than a fancy statement and a check.

Imagine your wife asked for help with the kids and you gave her a nice card and a $20 bill. That should do it right?

 

[Archie Moses]

Oh good, Archie Moran to teh scene

Why don't you educate me on what I'm missing or what I said that was so moronic.

I'll wait...

 

[whatthe]

Racism is a major problem, but truth bomb....it is hard to pin down all the time. Therefore, it becomes a us versus them. We need more direct conversions if you want people to improve. Yes police violence is super clear that it is wrong, but when the details get murky then what is it? Let's chase away the murkiness and let it not be about virtue signaling but get to the concrete nitty gritty. Otherwise the problem will be never-ending.

Fairness in pay?
Equal treatment from credit agencies?
Better chances at jobs?
Or is it just walking on the other side of the street. That's not good, but it is not something to fix. It is like butter, if you put the squeeze and control on too tight you loose your moral ground.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Yeah, anyone who believes antifa (which means anti-fascism, which is what this country stands for) is any sort of organized threat...it either grossly misinformed or willfully ignorant and immediately loses all credibility.

They have social media pages to organize the gatherings, so these people aren't just randomly meeting in the streets. Luckily most are dumber than a box of rocks. A recent exploit of theirs was trying to use quick dry cement to lock police inside and burn them alive.

Rantz: Rioters tried to burn Seattle police alive, sealed door during fire at East Precinct - MyNorthwest.com

Seattle rioters tried to sealed the door to the East Precinct shut while also attempting to set fire to the building, the Seattle Police Department has confirmed.

mynorthwest.com

Then we have this, Antifa trying to reenact a viking shield wall to stop police.

 

[fishonjazz]

Now you tell me, what has kneeling and a one game haitus changed?

Head Coaches and executives from Cleveland’s three major professional sports teams - the Cavaliers, Browns and Indians - are forming a sports alliance to develop a sustainable and direct strategy to address social injustice facing the city of Cleveland and all Northeast Ohio.

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[fishonjazz]

To me, canceling games from any sport literally does nothing other than put the athletes on a holier than thou pedestal.

Head Coaches and executives from Cleveland’s three major professional sports teams - the Cavaliers, Browns and Indians - are forming a sports alliance to develop a sustainable and direct strategy to address social injustice facing the city of Cleveland and all Northeast Ohio.

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