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    "The National Basketball Association disgraced itself kowtowing to the Beijing regime after the general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, tweeted his support for Hong Kong protesters. The words he associated himself with — “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong” — would seem uncontroversial. Who doesn’t hope for the best for plucky demonstrators trying to advance democracy against an overweening imperial dictatorship?

    Morey, though, failed to adequately account for the feelings of the dictatorship. “I was merely voicing one thought,” he said in a groveling tweet after deleting his original offending one, “based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives.”

    The “other perspectives” are those of people supporting a *regime that is determined to crush Hong Kong under foot, maintain a one-party state that stifles all internal dissent, brutally repress Uighur Muslims, grab the South China Sea, build up its military with an eye to a future confrontation with the United States and rewrite the rules of the international order to its liking."

    https://nypost.com/2019/10/07/the-nb...ese-overlords/

    Insiders say the NBA folded because it would hurt Nike and Adidas shoe sales to the Chinese market. Not because the Chinese do not have transgender bathrooms.
    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
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    NBA players bow to socialist Chinese mas'sas
    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
    — Joe Biden on Obama.

    Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.

    D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.

    Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".

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    What happened to all the Democrat human rights supporters and anti-capitalism ragers on this board? Hmmm.
    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
    — Joe Biden on Obama.

    Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.

    D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.

    Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".

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    What brave US company or organization that stands up to America is standing up to China?

    Anyone, Bueller, Bueller....

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    If people don't see this as a serious threat, we are for a ride.

    I suggest Continuum, think it is Netflix or Amazon Prime, for a good show about this very thing that is actually coming true. The show is probably 6 years old, but a modern show and not some boring 70s show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    "The National Basketball Association disgraced itself kowtowing to the Beijing regime after the general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, tweeted his support for Hong Kong protesters. The words he associated himself with — “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong” — would seem uncontroversial. Who doesn’t hope for the best for plucky demonstrators trying to advance democracy against an overweening imperial dictatorship?

    Morey, though, failed to adequately account for the feelings of the dictatorship. “I was merely voicing one thought,” he said in a groveling tweet after deleting his original offending one, “based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives.”

    The “other perspectives” are those of people supporting a *regime that is determined to crush Hong Kong under foot, maintain a one-party state that stifles all internal dissent, brutally repress Uighur Muslims, grab the South China Sea, build up its military with an eye to a future confrontation with the United States and rewrite the rules of the international order to its liking."

    https://nypost.com/2019/10/07/the-nb...ese-overlords/

    Insiders say the NBA folded because it would hurt Nike and Adidas shoe sales to the Chinese market. Not because the Chinese do not have transgender bathrooms.
    Dont watch pro basketball, handjob!!! I never knew Lesbians were interested in sports, anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by floridafan View Post
    Dont watch pro basketball, handjob!!! I never knew Lesbians were interested in sports, anyway.
    OMG, you don't even know that lesbians dominate women's sports. They are way over represented in women's sports.

    And of course, lesbians have little to do with transgender bathrooms in North Carolina. What an idiot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    OMG, you don't even know that lesbians dominate women's sports. They are way over represented in women's sports.
    I am very sure that you know all about Lesbians, hand job! I would venture a guess that you are an expert rug muncher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by floridafan View Post
    I am very sure that you know all about Lesbians, hand job! I would venture a guess that you are an expert rug muncher.
    So now you demean lesbiana

    And of course, lesbians have little to do with transgender bathrooms in North Carolina. What an idiot.
    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
    — Joe Biden on Obama.

    Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    What happened to all the Democrat human rights supporters and anti-capitalism ragers on this board? Hmmm.
    I don’t think there are many sports fans on this board, or at least of the NBA.

    But for a league that prides itself on being so progressive this is a really bad look. As a Warriors fan I know Steve Kerr is considered pretty woke and often tweeting and talking about issues (guns and Trump). Same thing, not a good look when he was asked about this and he feigned ignorance on the topic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    I don’t think there are many sports fans on this board, or at least of the NBA.

    But for a league that prides itself on being so progressive this is a really bad look. As a Warriors fan I know Steve Kerr is considered pretty woke and often tweeting and talking about issues (guns and Trump). Same thing, not a good look when he was asked about this and he feigned ignorance on the topic.
    I'm not a loyal sports fan, so I'll take your word for it. :0)

    I followed the kneelers story and this NBA tweet is an international uproar.
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    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    I'm not a loyal sports fan, so I'll take your word for it. :0)

    I followed the kneelers story and this NBA tweet is an international uproar.
    The whole Kaepernick thing was weird. You had folks both calling the NFL racist for blackballing Kaep while celebrating an increase in NFL ratings (because somehow it equated to being anti-Trump). How the hell do you celebrate higher ratings for a supposedly racist league?

    And it’s truly amazing the firestorm this single tweet from Morely has caused. And a lot of previously woke NBA folks are now keeping their mouths shut because of money

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    What does that say about this country & what POWER THE CCP HAS OVER IT & the rest of the planet now??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    What does that say about this country & what POWER THE CCP HAS OVER IT & the rest of the planet now??
    China is an economic power. It is a huge (current and future potential) market for the NBA as the game continues to grow globally. I’m not justifying their actions because I don’t support them but that’s why they are doing it.

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