Man i hope it aint that clown.
I cant give you an answer. This culture/generation is too divisive and cynical.
no one is good enough. You are labeled anti black or an uncle tom for any minor disagreement or slip up. No one is redeemable.
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I cant give you an answer. This culture/generation is too divisive and cynical.
no one is good enough. You are labeled anti black or an uncle tom for any minor disagreement or slip up. No one is redeemable.
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These folk on this very board called Angela Davis a c00n for saying she's voting for Biden to get Trump out of office. Most of these faux militants here are white men breh.
knickscity
Superstar
The owners agreeing to allow the arenas to serve as voting centers is certainly a win. I dont think that is what LeBron himself was looking for specifically, but that is undeniable progress.
Just keep the demands coming without being satisfied because the real changes are a long ways away if they come at all, but still must be strive for.
Just keep the demands coming without being satisfied because the real changes are a long ways away if they come at all, but still must be strive for.
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knickscity
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I like it. Wish it were publicized more.
Travelnomad
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they could’ve held and ask for some real change tho , these candidates are asking these athletes to tell people to vote , they turned the arena into a voting booth . But none of our demands are being met , since the protests started & the NBA started only a few cities decided to end qualified immunity, I’d say like 2 or 3 .
biden / Harris want the black vote but they aren’t even down to end qualified immunity. To make matters worst Biden want to invest 300Mil into community policing ??????
Travelnomad
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they’re just throwing them a bone , I know this may look like a start but there’s nothing in this bill stating anything about accountability / discipline for cops
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NFL players need to get them to throw an appetizer then. Before you know it we'll have a meal
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Expect the former president of the United States to be in the streets shouting and marching, brehs.
He is more effective in his position than he would ever be walking through the streets with you, breh.
You want him to cheapen the value of his position and it shows you dont understand anything about the position that he held.
IDK what “real change” outside of awareness is done by basketball players.
the real problem is relying on dudes in their 20s and early 30s to have enough political mastery, access, and credibility to affect government and economic systems.
I.E. they’re out of their depth. They should frame the concessions they got as a win and keep it moving or at least find a way to make what they’ve done and continue to pursue appear to be bigger than what it is.
the messaging and branding is important here.
What is a basketball player really going to do? You want them to stop the pentagon from building more aircraft carriers?
Threads like these show how a lot of well-meaning people don’t know how to step back and see the entirety of an issue and it’s ramifications. The NBA players were in a position to encourage a general strike.
Speaking out and advocating change is important and shouldn’t be lost. But these guys already have a job to do. That’s why the decadent veil of black athletes and entertainers makes them appear to have more access and power than they really do. They are powerless and dependent on consumers and fans who they can’t piss off forever.
only in our community do we ask for our only leaders who happen to be athletes and artists to also make our laws and political policies. We have no one else off means in business or independently wealthy or powerful enough to rely on.
no one listens to 20 year olds. Why would they start now? Take the wins of success at the ballot box and branding of change and hand it off to actual people who do this for a living.
for fukks sake lebron is on chapter one of the autobiography of Malcolm x. What’s he really going to do?
People are ignoring how amazing of a concession this is.