he does. There are a few honest libs
Bill Maher's warning to the left: Cancel culture is 'real'
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fine remain in denial. you also said it's just about PC words -it's not
Here are just some of the people who have been fired or have lost work for expressing their views.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/14/25-times-cancel-culture-was-real/
blackascoal
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But common to everyone of them, they speak to their audience, outside of that audience they either tailor what they say, or assume the responsibity for it. What they do for a living often has no bearing on it and/or in fact could help validate what they have to say. Case in point, one reason why what LeBron has to say carries weight is because he takes responsibility for what he says. And he believes it. That’s the difference between LeBron and Jordan. Tiger and Kaepernick.
This is about cancel culture. That includes anyone who was involved in it. Pay attention.
Then you can say the same for Maher. ABC canceled him for saying what he believes. So he took it to HBO.
Is it fascism if people stopped supporting someone?
Anatta seems to think so.
Anatta seems to think so.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Just words they toss around after walking past a mirror and seeing their own reflection words like racists. How in the Hell does a trump supporter assume it can call anyone else a racist?
Got another word they shouldn’t use ... dumb. Get real.
On October 4, Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted an image supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Despite quickly deleting the tweet, mainland China's communist government and its media subsidiaries condemned Morey for tweeting in support of Hong Kong and the NBA for half-defending Morey's right to speak his mind.
Chinese media company Tencent, which is heavily subsidized by the Chinese government and is paying more than a billion dollars to broadcast NBA games, responded with a punitive blackout spree: The company initially pledged to not broadcast Rockets games this season, then it refused to broadcast a preseason basketball game the Lakers and Brooklyn Nets played in China.
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When reporters finally got to LeBron on camera and asked him about Morey's tweet before Monday's preseason home game against the Golden State Warriors, King James threw Morey under the bus:
"We all talk about this freedom of speech—yes, we all do have freedom of speech, but at times there are ramifications for the negative, that can happen, um, when you're not thinking about others, or you're only thinking about yourself.
So, I don't believe—I don't want to get into a word or a sentence feud with Daryl, with Daryl Morey, but I believe he wasn't educated on the situation at hand, and he spoke.
And so many people could have been harmed, not only financially but physically, emotionally, spiritually.
So just be careful what we tweet, what we say, and what we do, even though, yes, we do have freedom of speech, but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that, too."
https://reason.com/2019/10/15/lebro...for-criticizing-daryl-moreys-hong-kong-tweet/
Lebron is trash. He talks about people getting hurt in the pocketbook -how about the Hong Kong protestors
( Or Jack Ma being disappeared to speculations that he is either arrested or placed under house arrest.)
Lebron support CCP censorship ( and malign behaviors) while criticizing Morley for his political support
for Hong Kong protestors.
Over money
Chinese media company Tencent, which is heavily subsidized by the Chinese government and is paying more than a billion dollars to broadcast NBA games, responded with a punitive blackout spree: The company initially pledged to not broadcast Rockets games this season, then it refused to broadcast a preseason basketball game the Lakers and Brooklyn Nets played in China.
~~
When reporters finally got to LeBron on camera and asked him about Morey's tweet before Monday's preseason home game against the Golden State Warriors, King James threw Morey under the bus:
"We all talk about this freedom of speech—yes, we all do have freedom of speech, but at times there are ramifications for the negative, that can happen, um, when you're not thinking about others, or you're only thinking about yourself.
So, I don't believe—I don't want to get into a word or a sentence feud with Daryl, with Daryl Morey, but I believe he wasn't educated on the situation at hand, and he spoke.
And so many people could have been harmed, not only financially but physically, emotionally, spiritually.
So just be careful what we tweet, what we say, and what we do, even though, yes, we do have freedom of speech, but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that, too."
https://reason.com/2019/10/15/lebro...for-criticizing-daryl-moreys-hong-kong-tweet/
Lebron is trash. He talks about people getting hurt in the pocketbook -how about the Hong Kong protestors
( Or Jack Ma being disappeared to speculations that he is either arrested or placed under house arrest.)
Lebron support CCP censorship ( and malign behaviors) while criticizing Morley for his political support
for Hong Kong protestors.
Over money
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blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Then yes, you say that.
I dont just 'toss words around' at all.
RUNE is hung up on me labeling the Left as fascists. Canceling people or banning them from platforms
over over political speech is totalitarianism - with fascist tactics.. call it WTF you want to or not.
Again, how is stopping supporting someone fascism?
cawacko
Well-known member
I found what you are responding to interesting. The statement that because a person doesn't know anyone its happened too means its either 1) not true or 2) they associate with a higher level of people...
The softball response here are people like George Washington, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and FDR, Diane Feinstein etc. who got cancelled from SF schools. Now, you won't get an argument from me that many politicians are not high level people. But some of the named above did some amazing things. (And Barack Obama's name was floated as a possible new school name but there was pushback against that because he will likely be cancelled in the future based on some of his actions)
One area where cancel culture gets discussed a lot is on college campuses. Maybe this has never been the actual case, but in theory Universities are places where ideas are exchanged, discussed and debated. It's a place where, in theory, students are to be challenged and grow. But there is a palpable fear/concern among numerous University professors about the fear of being cancelled based on speaking in any way against the acceptable CRT/anti-racism movement. Now its possible many University professors are simply low character people. But for the sake of discussion lets say that isn't the case. The question then is is the ideology/movement of CRT and anti-racism more important than academic freedom and being able to speak freely and exchange ideas in the classroom? If one is all in on cancel culture then the former takes priority.
You do know you are exactly describing Trump's tactics right, shit fer brains?
You couldn't be more oblivious you fucking idiot.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
If you believe LeBron is trash, then cancel him, guaranteed that he doesn’t care nor do I. You’re not part of his audience.
Simple.
tigerred59
Verified User
Bill Maher is a businessman who's entire income stems from audiences of all colors and beliefs...especially when he travels....And he's also Jewish....now with that being said, I've noticed lately, Bill has been co signing a lot with the Trump rednecks.....and like most he's afraid of these nuts. So he's willing to say anything, do what will keep HIM SAFE. i've been a fan of his for years, but lately, I'm kinda over the guy.....he's getting thirsty and afraid...bad combination for my taste
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
With all due respect my brother, you may be stubborn, but you’re not stupid.
FASCISM: is a form of far-right authoritarian ultranationialism characterized by dictoral power, forcible suppression of opposition, And regimentation of society and the economy.
Does that sound like someone on the right, or the left? Keep in mind that what you did after the election and what republicans have been doing to deny Americans the right to vote, particularly the chocolate ones, validates everything RUNE has said about you, and as I said, you guys just toss words around without having a clue about what they mean. Stay out of of Snow Whites mirror. That ugly ass thing you’re looking at IS YOU. YOU ARE NOT THE BEAUTY YOU THINK YOU ARE.
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Althea
Althea told me...
Interesting. Didn't they threaten a lawsuit against Pelosi for allowing an absentee vote when Covid was at its peak?THANK YOU. REPUBLICANS HAVE NEVER LIKED THE MIRROR.
Today, several Republicans voted by proxy because they were at QPAC, although they cited Covid health concerns.
Interesting that you think that. That would be the ultimate form of cancel culture: intimidation.
Althea
Althea told me...
With Congress basically worthless, the only way the citizens can effect change is to threaten the corporations who own the govt., with boycotts.
No matter what it's called, it's how you create change under a Capitalist form of govt..