Given that the Turks occupied Greece for roughly 400 years, and routinely took slaves back to Turkey (one of my direct ancestors was one, who was repurchased and freed as a young adult), Kanter is using precisely the correct meaning of the word.

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What you're referring to is chattel slavery. It isn't the only type of slavery that did or still does exist. What is happening in China meets all definitions of slavery while not being chattel slavery.

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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

Laying it on a bit thick now.

An immigrant loves America more than LeBron James does. SAD!

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What?

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I’m sure that’s his dopey strategy, “Freedom vs. LeBron!”

"Freedom" is a word that holds a lot of meaning when you're a refugee. Sure he is a very wealthy refugee, but he still is technically a refugee who cannot return to his home country.

This name change wasn't a spur of the moment thing. He said he was going to do it 2 years ago when he was in the midst of this process and after he was barred from returning to his homeland.

https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/08/ ... us-citizen

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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

like many turks born in germany, switzerland, the netherlands...the religious and cultural differences, along with childhood lessons of turkish nationalism will always have them longing to be 'turkish'.

this is no different, kanter was born in switzerland and his family moved back to turkey. his nation pulls every nationalistic lever - from absurd pseudoscience and pseudohistory to weaponizing islam for turkey's geopolitical aspirations.

kudos to kanter for rejecting erdogan's vision of turkey. bigger kudos to the usa, which is called a racist, anti-islamic nation by it's own citizens, for taking kanter in.

Yep, Enes came from a family that provided him with an education so his view on the world and vision would not clash with the Islamism and Nationalism that Erdogan has used to cling to power for 20 years now. Things in Turkey could get extremely rough in the coming year as their currency has collapsed against the dollar over the last few months. Unfortunately, Erdogan has already used the tools of the state to lock up much of his opposition. He'll probably weaponize the millions of Syrians within their borders to pressure the EU to bail him out. He played that card a few years ago successfully.

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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

absolutely, no doubt.

he's doing it now. the russians will give him a hand, as he is helping russia keep it's monopoly on european gas. the russians, germans and turks all happy...the french and greeks have a defence pact now. we'll see if greece gets the ok from france to start drilling for gas in it's waters.

Yep, there it is.

You think? He's doing everything he can for attention. Almost like he has a movie, show, album or pair of shoes that are about to come out.

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GO BEARS!!!

Spraying to all fields.

Looks like The Libs can fawn over LeBron James again after he busted a guy's face open like a goon! Boy, that was a rough two weeks.

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I don't think he'll take the charge here.

This dude is weird. Also, I realized he was the #2 pick, so weird and a bust.

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Nope, no one could have foreseen this.

He's mostly going to be doing something terrible, like speaking up against the ongoing genocide of the Uyghur Muslims. What a monster! Now go follow your hero Lebron on Twitter.

Why is that a bad thing?

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Are you unable to put any thought into posting or can you only speak in generalities that don’t even apply to the post you’re responding to?

I'm still trying to figure out why Enes Kanter(Freedom's) activism is a bad thing or is it the activism you don't like?

Who said it was bad? It’s just been obvious he’s been heading for the conservative grift circuit for a while. Glad he has a post NBA career lined up.

Opposing mass genocide is a grift? Interesting....might want to log off for a couple hours....

Who said it’s bad? We can question the Parkland pillow kid just like we, nobodies on the internet, can question Freedom.

Or he actually cares about the cause and is trying to get the message to as many people that he can who will actually listen. Maybe Nancy Pelosi could learn something from his "grift".

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You called his speaking a grift (engage in petty or small-scale swindling). I feel he has always been clear and concise about his message, opposing the abuses of China. Now is Matt Schlaap! a weirdo, absolutely, but you have to take whatever platform you can get. Good look speaking out against China on CNN or MSDNC.

Let’s all report back after we watch CPAC and see what happens!

Whatever happens will be better than telling our athletes at the Olympics keep their mouth shut so as to not piss off the Chinese regime.

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Freedom isn't free, but you can get him at reduced rates.

If the Bulls can get him for nothing would he be a decent piece until they get everyone back?

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