where's our local tough guy Marine-wannabe Johnnie Paxson?

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I wonder if they have a General Patton’s chicken in Beijing

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

You're a guy who never sees racism, sexism, bigotry, xenophobia, or even Islamophobia unless you are using it as a tool to attack an individual or an organization that you dislike. You dislike the activism of the players and the league for allowing it. It's the only reason you're even having this discussion. You don't give a crap about injustices in China or anywhere else.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Agreed. I call that progress even if expediency is the reason why.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

If you aren't Lebron they don't. Remember when they told them to put on suits they put on suits.

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OK. I see your point.

And you're incapable of making any argument. So you resort to constant ad hominem attacks.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Whatever. You know it all.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

It doesn't take too much courage to say "fuck you" to China.

Matt Stone and Trey Parker had no problem doing it last week.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/south ... 202179241/

They'll take their band in China as a point of pride. I guess moral courage is too much to ask from players who sit out games because of the most minor of injuries

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Ad hominem attack?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Forgive me, but don't you live in the state of Wal-Mart? Much of that state and it's residents are funded by their Chinese dealings.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I've been critical of Trump's trade war, largely for how ill thought out and executed it has been. However, one good side-effect of it has been that it is forcing global companies to re-think and diversify their supply chain so that they are no longer dependent upon 1 country for their manufacturing needs.

What troubles me more is how high tech companies (Google, Twitter, FB, etc.) are willing to bend their knee to China. Especially when those companies have such an ability to control and limit free expression.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Willing to bend their knee? They hand over their technology. More like willing to bend over

Is that funny?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

I agree with your sentiment here, it still doesn't acknowledge that you happily moved to a state largely dependent on the Chinese government. Bash tech/media/entertainment companies all you'd like, you live someplace that is kind of ground zero for creating the kleptocracy that is our worst trading power and I've never heard you once criticize your home state's patron.

But get hot and bothered enough to post when it's the NBA?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Yes, especially after you accused him of that in the post immediately preceding it. What can I say, I'm occasionally easily amused.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I'm always surprised when that show pops up. I'd never have thought it, or another predictive show like The Simpsons would still be on air. And frankly, Trump and his supporters are fairly open to the idea of banning both of them & SNL it seems.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

What argument are you making? Activist players who are protesting things in America that I don't care about also aren't protesting something in China that I don't care about? Your fragile ego is EASILY bruised whenever your opinion is challenged in any way. Instead of making an argument you resort to accusing someone of saying something that they've literally never said or false claims to the gallery that someone is labeling you. Anything to distract.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

If you live in Arkansas, do not speak about the NBA.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Non sequitur alert!

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

He's just getting started.

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1) The same argument many others in this thread are making. You have a league that often claims to be a force for progress and many voices that are supposedly so progressive, yet when one of their colleagues expresses support for people in Hong Kong being crushed under the heel of a dictator's boot, those voices are suddenly silent and the league issues what amounts to an admonishment to the GM and an apology for the totalitarian state.

2) You're not challenging my opinion. You're insulting me and calling me a bigot. That doesn't really upset me. Unlike you I understand I can't control the thoughts of others. You're going to think what you want to think whether I like it or not. That's fine. But don't pretend you're doing anything here other than name-calling.

3) I will ask you to stop telling me what I do and don't care about.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

That's literally what you said. And instead you try to blur it. Don't speak about the NBA without discussing Arkansas first. The thread is about the NBA. It's a bullshit argument.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Just some dirty business that should be condemned.



https://www.ft.com/content/367c6466-e8b ... 065ef5fc55

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Something tells me that you are a foremost expert when it comes to making bullshit arguments.

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All this happens to be is a silly attempt at a gotcha moment for people that couldn't care less about the NBA.

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I disagree. It happens to be the NBA, which admittedly I care little about, but if MLB did the same thing I would find it just as distasteful, perhaps more so. The NBA's flag-waving on social issues, makes it seem more hypocritical than if another league took the same position. We don't play in Carolina because of bathrooms but we have no probably partnering with China while they shoot people in the streets of Hong Kong. You really don't think that's something worth discussing?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

First, it's apparent that you have no idea of the meaning of the word "literally". To no one's surprise. And since you want to play board asshat (as usual), I'm only suggesting consistency. Something you display around here only when three particular posters have the temerity to post in threads like these. Although I'm sure that you'd prefer describing it as their arrogance.

Perhaps you can do us all a favor and go play in traffic, or just leave the board again because you can't use certain words around here. Ever notice how virtually everyone else here can have earnest disagreements without exposing their a-hole tendencies in every thread? Except guys like you. And then you whine about it.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

How willing are you are extreme hypocrite to discuss instances of other nations that comment human rights atrocities? I dare say not. The NBA flag waves over issues that effect Americans. I don't recall instances of them commenting about abuses that occur in other nations.

As previously stated this was done at an ownership and not player level. They made the call as to what Silver had to say.

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