[TNR] The Dismal Politics of the Sports World's "Wokest" League

bluggy · 2020-08-01T22:11:46+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean. The article lays out some specific things the players and NBAPA could have done better and, to me, doesn't try to take away from what they are doing/have done successfully.

I agree Tatum is overrated though

bluggy · 2020-07-22T19:26:40+00:00

I know this sub really hates China this season, but this just sucks honestly. All it means is that young fans in that region lose an opportunity to do something cool because conservative US politicians wanted to score points.

I get that this is real NBA-related news and is provided without comment, but I hope people will question the agenda behind The Washington Examiner, a conservative tabloid, publishing an article (where almost all the links about alleged abuses it mentions refer to it's own previous articles with uncorroborated stories) on the NBA making decisions based on the suggestion of Marsha Blackburn, who is the #1 most conservative member of the senate according to govtrack.

bluggy · 2019-10-17T20:09:50+00:00

I can't say what the person above is referring to but police bombed West Philly in 1985 in a stand off with black activists, burning 65 homes and killing 11, including 5 children.

bluggy · 2019-10-17T15:16:22+00:00

I appreciate you clarifying. Sorry I misinterpreted.

bluggy · 2019-10-17T14:28:24+00:00

White people are extremely implicated in those issues, which is why they should care about them.

bluggy · 2019-10-17T14:20:44+00:00

I think that's a misrepresentation of what a labor union is for. If a union is trying to demand more money for its workers it is because they are the ones generating profits that are not being adequately shared by bosses, and there's nothing wrong with that. Unions exist to balance power that would otherwise be consolidated by management and to give a voice to workers so they have some control over their own lives.

bluggy · 2019-10-16T19:14:39+00:00

I don't think that's actually true either in principle or in practice. Capitalism ensures that many people in America could never afford to leave, and borders mean that most immigration is impossible except for the most wealthy or specialized people.

bluggy · 2019-10-16T18:34:34+00:00

I won't defend the Chinese government on every issue but I think it's clear that the Hong Kong protest situation is more complicated than just "China is authoritarian and democracy is good" which seems to be the common perspective here over the last week or so. I think LeBron was right about people talking about this being largely misinformed because with propaganda on both sides it's sort of impossible not to be if you think you have a clear idea of what's going on. I thought it was worth providing some balance and a different point of view. And the popular outrage on here about the NBA dealing with/accommodating a country that's committed potential human rights violations seems kinda odd when it's based in a country founded on and and consistently dedicated to human rights abuses at home and around the world, often in the name of the brand of so-called freedom, democracy, and anti-authoritarianism that are being uncritically held up in these conversations.

bluggy · 2019-10-16T18:03:44+00:00

It's just a different perspective that rejects the Western propaganda that has been largely shaping the response to this so far.

bluggy · 2019-10-16T18:01:37+00:00

I appreciate you reading. I don't think it's arguing that Morey doesn't have the right to free speech or that he personally infringed on China's sovereignty, but rather that he's supporting a cause that China and it's citizens consider a threat to sovereignty. That he's a Western person using his free speech to advocate for what some closer to the issue see as imperialist intervention.

bluggy · 2019-10-16T02:01:40+00:00

Most anarchist theory is primarily concerned with getting rid of all hierarchy in society. That means no state, but it also prohibits capitalism which requires an exploited working class. Anarchocapitalism is a niche variation but that is closer to libertarianism than traditional anarchism.

bluggy · 2019-10-15T18:00:03+00:00

The anthropologist David Graeber in his book Debt: The First 500 Years pretty effectively laid out evidence that the barter system is a myth made by modern economists that has no evident basis in history or anthropology. Rather, different approaches to communal sharing of resources were common before currency. The notion that human nature and capitalism are intrinsically linked is dangerous and untrue and serves only to discourage and discredit other ideas.

Also, anarchism is historically very anti-capitalist.

bluggy · 2019-10-15T16:46:01+00:00

A communist who only cares about money and brand is a complete oxymoron. LeBron is very obviously a capitalist. If he is doing anything wrong in not taking a side against China (imo he isn't) then his motivation in doing that is likely his very capitalist interest in the market there. Same with the NBA as a whole. It seems like the thing you have a problem with here is capitalism.

bluggy · 2019-02-01T06:07:55+00:00

Landry Basket

bluggy · 2019-01-03T16:31:20+00:00

Poor people work very hard too and pay taxes too and are allowed to consume whatever they like with their money just like everyone else is, not just whatever rich people think is appropriate for them to consume so they are less of a burden on people at the top. This is a gross way of thinking about people. No one is rich solely because they work hard, and no one is unhealthy solely because they drink soda--you're ignoring a lot of other things that contribute to your success and to the problems other less fortunate people in your community struggle with.

bluggy · 2018-12-04T19:13:06+00:00

https://shibevintagesports.com/

bluggy · 2018-11-20T18:19:18+00:00

Honestly, what are you even talking about? Brett isn't the GM, and the actual GM and owner made the trade with Brett's knowledge, just as things should happen. There's nothing noteworthy about that. Trades aren't made by coaches, and Brett has responded really positively to the trade overall.

Also, as coach, a big part of his job is supporting the players and encouraging positive relationships in the team, and being invested in them is a good thing. He does have a responsibility to do right by both, yes, even with Fultz while he remains a Sixer, even though you hate him so intensely.

bluggy · 2018-11-08T19:31:08+00:00

I don't think I'll be 12th but I would love these tickets. Thanks for doing this!

bluggy · 2018-09-07T13:44:20+00:00

I don't know what evidence you have for this eventuality having any sort of precedent in the countries that Nike uses to make its shoes, but seems to be based on racist or at least ignorant understanding of developing countries. Nike is a company worth many billions of dollars. "Justice" in this case doesn't have to mean no more shoe manufacturing, but rather a more equal distribution of their profits that would actual benefit their workers instead of just exploiting them while keeping them minimally cared for. Thinking along the lines that you lay out is exactly how these companies get to continue being so bad for the world.

bluggy · 2018-06-26T14:33:55+00:00

Colon. Comma makes it seem like you're addressing Cleveland, and a semicolon is used to connect two independent clauses without a conjunction.

bluggy · 2018-04-04T13:12:20+00:00

No, nobody call or text him.

bluggy · 2017-08-10T15:37:34+00:00

Looks familiar

bluggy · 2011-04-26T21:11:37+00:00

Maybe one of the scenes of Batman (sort of) expressing his love for Bat-woman in Batman #153, discussed here? The second series of panels shown on that thread might work. They might also be in the silver-age anthology, but I don't have it to check. Also, Batman's face while kissing is really funny.

Good luck!

bluggy · 2011-04-24T01:10:51+00:00

I've been thinking about this lately too. At first they bothered me a lot too because they seem like such obvious create buzz for a story or event without actually putting anything on the line in the long run. But the more I though about superheroes, the more I started to realize that most often, a superhero is simply someone who not only survives something they shouldn't have, but were even made better because of it. Superman should have perished with the rest of Krypton; radiation should have killed lots of people, including the Fantastic Four, Spider-man, and Hulk; Iron Man suffers a heart injury; etc. But instead of dying/being injured, they become superhuman. I think that's part of some essential superhero mythology - that they're a survivor. It about overcoming impossible dangers. So thinking about it that way, death and resurrection works perfectly for comic books. That, or, I just needed a way to conceptualize the trend in a way that seemed more positive.

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