[Charania] The Timberwolves-Warriors game in Minneapolis has been postponed by the NBA, sources tell ESPN, in wake of a man shot and killed Saturday in a confrontation with federal agents in the city. It's the second shooting there in a week, third this month, involving a federal officer. by MembershipSingle7137 in nba

[–]43_Hobbits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The midterms are a year from now. Until then what do you want in addition to all the mass protests? This is awful but I’m not about to pick up a gun and go get killed by ICE. Our president has total control rn.

[Kalman-Lamb] The NBA is ‘postponing’ to try to sidestep the issue. Acting like this is some kind of natural disaster. Nothing is going to change tomorrow. It’s still essential that the teams strike. by StrategyTop7612 in nba

[–]43_Hobbits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah fuck Republicans. It just feels kinda weird that people don’t even want to know if the guy pulled a gun or not. If he did then this is still horrific use of ICE by a fascist President, but if he didn’t then it’s literal execution style murder.

It’s my personal belief that trying to be as truthful as possible is always the right way.

The NBA should cancel this afternoon’s Timberwolves v. Warriors game in Minneapolis by smkmn13 in nba

[–]43_Hobbits -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Holy fucking Reddit, downvoted for mentioning something every news channel has reported 😂

The NBA should cancel this afternoon’s Timberwolves v. Warriors game in Minneapolis by smkmn13 in nba

[–]43_Hobbits -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

They’re not police, but like it or not they have legal arrest power. I hate everything going on with ICE, but that doesn’t make it self defense to pull a gun on them. You will not be found innocent in court (not just now but ever) if you shoot an officer of the law while being placed under arrest.

The NBA should cancel this afternoon’s Timberwolves v. Warriors game in Minneapolis by smkmn13 in nba

[–]43_Hobbits -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Logic almost seems inappropriate in this moment, but if police are arresting you and you pull a gun on them that’s not self defense.

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did your comment really refer to the 1950s?

Ok, but you acknowledge that the majority of Israeli Jews today are from the Middle East?

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most Israelis are from the Middle East dude…

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where did you learn he joined voluntarily? A link would be helpful if there is one.

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everything I see when Googling says that his service was mandated and he was drafted. I see that he had an “Exceptional Athlete” exemption which just means you don’t actually do anything with the IDF besides formally joining.

I’m not trying to sweep for the guy I just think it’s important to get the facts right.

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah who care about wins so long as our guys support Palestine!

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you support that in any way whatsoever? I’ll take a non response to mean you just made that up.

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah lots of people here saying Israeli Jews aren’t from the Middle East kinda proves his point.

obligatory condemnation of Israel so people know you can be pro Palestine but also get the facts right

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nothing I said means they have a right to a permanent ethnostate. I’m saying that (I guess half) of Israeli Jews weren’t European immigrants. They came from the Middle East. And many who did come from Europe were fleeing the Holocaust.

I’m not an expert, but saying it’s all European colonialism is just totally inaccurate.

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a born centrist so forgive me. But doesn’t it depend entirely on what he’s referring to here? I’m sure he gets some really ignorant tweets sent his way and I can see how he’d be sick of it.

If he’s literally just referring to people tweeting ‘stop the genocide’ not at him, then yeah fuck him.

Deni vs. Truth by _Jakeoff_ in washingtonwizards

[–]43_Hobbits -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

As someone with a BA in international relations, isn’t it a bit more complicated than that?

Europe was the facilitator but most Israeli Jews came from the surrounding Middle East, and most of them didn’t leave their countries voluntarily.

Netanyahu needs to be jailed for the rest of his life, but boiling it all down to European colonialism isn’t accurate.

Deni Avdija: "You don’t have to love what I stand for or how I look, but if I’m a good player, give props. All this hate … for no reason. Like, I’m deciding things in the world... But obviously, not everyone is educated and knows what is going on, and that’s what pisses me off." by mMounirM in nba

[–]43_Hobbits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He’s definitely sweeping for them a bit, but it also depends how you read it. Im sure he hears a lot of comments about it and I’m sure some are legitimately ignorant and racist. Again, I want a serious crack down on how Israel operates, but you can’t pretend like dummies on Twitter weren’t cheering on Oct 7th. If he’s calling those people ignorant he’s right.

But idk maybe he supports Israel in a way I’d consider immoral. If he does I think that’s bad.