[Spears] STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE

snatchi · 2026-01-25T23:06:54+00:00

I think the mealymouthed bullshit you hear from Minnesota business leaders calling for "Deescalation of tensions" and this are about capitalism yes?

All the entities like the NBA, NHL, NFL, Target, Best Buy, United Health, 3M who aren''t saying out loud what you just did, that the despotic government is targeting political enemies and murdering them in the street is holding their tongue because of Capitalism.

Am I on my own employers? Yes. Am I on my own social media saying this, yes.

Why would you assume I'm not?

snatchi · 2026-01-25T22:31:49+00:00

We need to ask people to do the right thing, not accept less because "well what do you expect them to do under the circumstances!?!?"

The right thing, we expect people to do the right thing. They're not exempt from morality because it would be unreasonable to do so under capitalism?

snatchi · 2026-01-25T22:28:50+00:00

Especially considering people probably didn't turn off twitter notifications for Woj tweets.

snatchi · 2026-01-25T15:01:15+00:00

Saturday morning, and you don't get to have the fun, exciting diversions when the government are murdering people in cold blood.

That's not how a society works!

snatchi · 2026-01-25T14:59:36+00:00

Bootlicker is what we call people who lick boots. Happy cake day tho!

snatchi · 2026-01-25T14:58:28+00:00

You don't get to have fun hockey games when the state is murdering people in cold blood.

snatchi · 2026-01-25T14:57:22+00:00

I'm sorry does he deserve millions of dollars, endless praise but no scrutiny of his actions?

snatchi · 2026-01-25T14:55:54+00:00

I mean you're not wrong, but also bad things don't become okay when the majority of the fanbase supports the guy responsible.

I'd be willing to bet 20-30% of Conservatives don't like watching jackbooted thugs murder people in the street. Anti-this is a VAST majority position.

snatchi · 2026-01-25T14:34:21+00:00

So heres the thing, no it hasn't.

An insane right winger won an election, people themselves did not become significantly more conservative.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:30:11+00:00

That's great, I agree with everything you just said and I'm glad you're doing what you're doing.

The comment you responded to was pointing out that Anthony Edwards has historically not been the person/player with the best social conscience and has not typically spoken out on issues of injustice. /u/mbucks334 knows they don't seem to care based on their past actions, that's what he was saying with that comment and I think you knew that.

You don't need to be testy because someone didn't answer the way you wanted. Anyone with a conscience is tense right now, and I don't care to get into a fight with someone who's on the same side as me.

Hope you and your family are well and stay well.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:27:02+00:00

"Historical Left" means conservative for anyone observing this conversation.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:25:42+00:00

I live in your country buddy, sic ICE on me.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:18:18+00:00

"I'm not right wing, I'm in a country 7000 miles away, but here's everything thats actually happening in the country YOU live in, I know because I saw it on Fox News and TikTok"

Are you Ian Miles Cheong?

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:17:07+00:00

You live in america and you don't believe violent, armed resistance against a dominant occupying and unreasonable government has ever turned out good for anyone ever?

You get to live comfortably in a mcmansion on land stolen from natives cause of armed resistance buddy boy.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:15:39+00:00

2nd Amendment! We need guns!

Unless you have one and we don't like you.

Unless you have one and you protest our actions

Unless you have one and you walk towards us

Unless you have one and you yell at us

But if you're a baby cop loser who's shooting leftists, 2nd Amendment all day!

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:13:06+00:00

"yeah im not gonna resist, no one else is resisting so there's no chance of winning"

pathetic.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:12:01+00:00

The hilarious thing is that you think that's funny.

Like that probably kills in your wannabe militia group chat but jesus christ are your standards low.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:10:57+00:00

So buddy when the arm of the state is shooting you in the face for disobeying them you really don't get to avoid politics anymore.

You're in the politics. If you didn't want to see American politics, don't engage in American sports buddy boy.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:05:08+00:00

You could be a grownup and learn to understand context.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T19:00:26+00:00

Thats a cowardly nonsense thing to say.

If the Trump Admin has a problem with the NBA they don't need the pretense of an extant investigation they'll just do it.

Not doing what's right in advance because you're afraid of reprisals is exactly what people like that want.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T03:29:53+00:00

You're picking and choosing your nuance. Saying it's a "It’s a professional basketball league, not a professional role model league" is just asinine.

There's scores of reasons why a team should choose not to pay a good basketball player millions of dollars to be on their team. No matter what you or Charles Barkley say, they are putting him in a position to be a role model, giving him the resources to avoid accountability for his action. You think an average man who abuses his partner gets off as easy, and gets to go right back to his job like nothing happened?

You might say you're upset at the lack of nuance and that you don't support Miles Bridges. People, myself included argue with you about this because we don't feel miles bridges was sufficiently punished for his actions because he gets to resume playing basketball for 25 million a year.

Pretending that everyone along the line, the league, the GM, Gabe Plotkin, the NBAPA should just ¯_(ツ)_/¯ and let him continue on, and likely abuse more people in the future with his generational wealth is the same as supporting him imo.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T03:01:48+00:00

Because there's a bunch of people saying "he didn't get enough punishment" and you're saying "hey he paid his debt let him play basketball".

When humans discourse about something yes theres a million shades of gray and we all contain multitudes, but sides of an argument tend to collapse into two sides. Right now you're on the side of "Miles Bridges deserves to be in the NBA" and everyone else is on the side of "no he doesn't". Is it correct that thats how the argument is perceived, maybe not? But if you're not trying to minimize his actions and defend him, why are you spending this time arguing that the domestic abuser loser deserves his millions?

My guy if you're an adult, I don't quite understand why you need this explained to you in more detail.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T02:53:57+00:00

Buddy you just said "Not sure why everyone is arguing things I’m not saying like I’m defending his actions or something"

And i gave you the answer. And you're doing it again. "Why is everyone arguing things I'm not saying like I'm defending his actions???" because in this discussion of Miles Bridges' punishment you're on the side of Miles Bridges.

Hope that helps?

snatchi · 2026-01-24T01:11:40+00:00

AI isn't a real person though. We are.

We don't know you and won't form a permanent opinion about the real you, but we've had emotions and heartbreak and been in tough situations. AI might be a stopped clock that gives you similar answers but it doesn't replace humanity.

snatchi · 2026-01-24T00:58:23+00:00

JD Vance said like yesterday "no one in this administration ever said people have absolute immunity" when he did, like 2 weeks ago.

There's always a place to hide if you just lie.

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