Another police shooting. This one in Columbus, OH

[Nice Guy Eddie 13523]

I don't believe the NBA or Nike is too worried about a boycott because of a LeBron tweet. Nike did just fine with all of the people who boycotted them because of Kaepernick.

[52-80 19246]

10 minutes ago, ABSR said:

"My anger still is here for what happened that lil girl. My sympathy for her family and may justice prevail! "

Wonder what he thinks about the lil girl's dad kicking a field goal at the other black woman whom his lil girl lunged at with a knife.....

[DonkeyCigars 143]

4 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

right wingers are angrier about athletes being dishonest than they are their own representatives and favorite politicians being dishonest

lol

Right-wingers are obsessed with cultural irrelevancies

Even if what you said above is true, and I'm not here to argue it's not, that doesn't change this instance or situation or inform LeBron saying and being dishonest.

And when you look at his platform and voice, and the demographics who worship at the alter of LeBron, it's worth calling out and making it uncomfortable for him until a retraction or correction is made IMO.

Unless your argument is Lebron/atheletes/Cultural spokespeople like actors and celebrity CEOs are equal to politicians and everyone is a liar and self-interested huckster. Then, like in High Finance you can argue everything and anything is Securities Fraud, everything and anything can be political/politicians.

[52-80 19246]

insert [police photo] HASHTAG ACCOUNTABILITY

[Johnny Sack 8397]

2 hours ago, GRHorn said:

Wait, is this true?

I mean he makes shit up about me having an inheritance and trust fund, so IMO it was fair game to do the same to him.

[closetohumping 17470]

49 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I used to.  Their French benefits sucked.

That's why I use your mom for French benefits.

[closetohumping 17470]

1 hour ago, immamac said:

The reason this thread is 12 pages just clicked with me, it's not because of the incident in question, obviously everyone agrees it's not a good thing someone is dead and it's not great that a police officer was forced to be the judge of who got to die that day (either let someone get stabbed or stop the person doing the stabbing) 

It's because the same thing that republicans are accused of (outrage for outrage sake) win the Dr. Seuss or "cancelled whatever" is EXACTLY what is happening from some of the biggest supporters of the reform movement. Outrage culture is detrimental to progress in all ways. I think what people are pissed off about is how equally dangerous the rhetoric of all cops are sociopathic unarmed black person hunters is.

When you start to add context back into the equation that is when you start to understand the motive behind the outrage. That is what a lot of Q anon extremists and sympathizers don't understand. As standalone occurrences they are very similar from "outrage bad, be better", but when you group them together and look at why there is outrage it's from 2 completely different planets. 

In this case the outrage is fueled by the pursuit of accountability, justice, and reform of a criminal and law enforcement system that has systemically oppressed and disenfranchised specific people's. 

In the other case the outrage is fueled by selfish personal gain or hatred. 

Lebron James doesn't hate that cop. He is frustrated beyond good choice of words that on a day of triumph for the cause of accountability another cop shot another black person. 

I'm tired of the equivalency argument of "our cause is just as good as yours, because they are just like your opinion, man" - this is not true. There is a true definition of good and evil when it comes to society and more often than not the selfish self centered take is on the evil side of that.

 

The media often is the main source of divisiveness.  "Cops shoot 16 year old black girl just minutes before Derek Chauvin is arraigned."  Of course people are gonna get pissed and overreact.  Lebron has a huge following and platform.  With great power....

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

26 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

There is a very real argument that culture is where the source of power is.  It's not irrelevant.  Politics follow culture, not the other way around.  I think that the right is understanding this now.  @Bozo_Casanovahas his saying I think about Culture being upstream from politics (maybe he can correct me with what it is).  I hadn't ever thought of things like that until I heard him make that argument 15 or so years ago now, probably, but I think it's completely true.  

Oh hell yes, and it does jibe with political ebb and flow. Our society in general is less formal, more casual now than 10 years ago, and that more casual culture is reflected in everything. That can and does influence political thought as well.

[cabowabo 4514]

10 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

 Lebron has a huge following and platform.  

and a high school diploma.

[BabaYaga 15320]

15 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

and a high school diploma.

But he has been reading the fist few pages of Malcolm X's book for the last few years.

[South Austin 52604]

31 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

That's why I use your mom for French benefits.

She said there's been a shortfall in your contributions to the benefit plan. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 hours ago, pacman said:

Which is exactly what his tweet says, with different wording.

I'll bet you're the kind of person who says "I'm sorry that my words offended you and you took them that way" and believe you actually apologized. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26553]

49 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

There is a very real argument that culture is where the source of power is.  It's not irrelevant.  Politics follow culture, not the other way around.  I think that the right is understanding this now.  @Bozo_Casanovahas his saying I think about Culture being upstream from politics (maybe he can correct me with what it is).  I hadn't ever thought of things like that until I heard him make that argument 15 or so years ago now, probably, but I think it's completely true.  

That's the gist of it - it's the reason longhorn law who taught as George Mason called me a "closet social conservative," which is more true than false, probably. 

[dcar00 14366]

3 hours ago, cabowabo said:

3 hours ago, Anastasis said:

Tell that to the autistic 13 year old in Utah that had 10 shots dropped on him by police after they were called out for an mental health check. 

Sounds like he's dead, so that's gonna be hard for me to do.

thats what T's & P's are for. 

[dcar00 14366]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

It’s amazing that he continues to tweet and still has it wrong. 
Lebron- how hard is it to type “Sorry, got this one wrong”. 
It happens. Own it. Don’t triple down on stupid. 

he might stop after sextupling down but unlikely

[Bozo_Casanova 26553]

38 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Oh hell yes, and it does jibe with political ebb and flow. Our society in general is less formal, more casual now than 10 years ago, and that more casual culture is reflected in everything. That can and does influence political thought as well.

+rep for not using "jive" here

Edited April 22, 2021 by Bozo_Casanova

[Guest Lobo]

You speak jibe now?  What’re you, June Cleaber?

Edited April 22, 2021 by Lobo

[BabaYaga 15320]

2 minutes ago, Lobo said:

You speak jibe now?  What’re you, June Cleaber?

 

Chump don't want the help, chump won't get the help

[Johnny Sack 8397]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I don't believe the NBA or Nike is too worried about a boycott because of a LeBron tweet. Nike did just fine with all of the people who boycotted them because of Kaepernick.

 

The thing is Lebron doesn't give a shit about this black girl or the one the cop saved from getting gutted - it feeds his ego to be thought of as an activist who transcends sport (despite being a complete moron with no actual convictions). Using his platform to act indignant about this and getting his balls sucked by woke sports journos nurses his God complex. The guy is just a complete fraud in every sense of the word.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, immamac said:

The reason this thread is 12 pages just clicked with me, it's not because of the incident in question, obviously everyone agrees it's not a good thing someone is dead and it's not great that a police officer was forced to be the judge of who got to die that day (either let someone get stabbed or stop the person doing the stabbing) 

It's because the same thing that republicans are accused of (outrage for outrage sake) win the Dr. Seuss or "cancelled whatever" is EXACTLY what is happening from some of the biggest supporters of the reform movement. Outrage culture is detrimental to progress in all ways. I think what people are pissed off about is how equally dangerous the rhetoric of all cops are sociopathic unarmed black person hunters is.

When you start to add context back into the equation that is when you start to understand the motive behind the outrage. That is what a lot of Q anon extremists and sympathizers don't understand. As standalone occurrences they are very similar from "outrage bad, be better", but when you group them together and look at why there is outrage it's from 2 completely different planets. 

In this case the outrage is fueled by the pursuit of accountability, justice, and reform of a criminal and law enforcement system that has systemically oppressed and disenfranchised specific people's. 

In the other case the outrage is fueled by selfish personal gain or hatred. 

Lebron James doesn't hate that cop. He is frustrated beyond good choice of words that on a day of triumph for the cause of accountability another cop shot another black person. 

I'm tired of the equivalency argument of "our cause is just as good as yours, because they are just like your opinion, man" - this is not true. There is a true definition of good and evil when it comes to society and more often than not the selfish self centered take is on the evil side of that.

 

I'm just "angry" because we live in a nation where we jump to conclusions, then ratchet up our reaction depending on "which team" is responsible. We live in a nation based on laws and due process. I'm proud that the system worked in Minnesota. I don't expect that to be true 100% of the time, but it will only better. Tweeting shit like Lebron did is childish because he's reacting to something before he knows the facts. You'd admonish your children for doing that, but since he's a Celebrity, everyone piles on. We should be better than that as a nation, but we've sold our souls for clicks.

Hallelujah, Holy Shit, Where's the Tylenol?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

5 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

+rep for not using "jive" here

Ahoy matey.....

[VABuckeye 2472]

It's even worse that a senior government official did something similar.

[52-80 19246]

2 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

It's even worse that a senior government official did something similar.

if [president] had a [child], he'd commit crimes like makhia bryant.....

[workswithseed 2111]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

There is a very real argument that culture is where the source of power is.  It's not irrelevant.  Politics follow culture, not the other way around.  I think that the right is understanding this now.  @Bozo_Casanovahas his saying I think about Culture being upstream from politics (maybe he can correct me with what it is).  I hadn't ever thought of things like that until I heard him make that argument 15 or so years ago now, probably, but I think it's completely true.  

It's what Breitbart made famous. 

[South Austin 52604]

33 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I'll bet you're the kind of person who says "I'm sorry that my words offended you and you took them that way" and believe you actually apologized. 

I prefer "Sorry for partying."

[workswithseed 2111]

https://www.outkick.com/star-nba-players-cash-checks-from-chinese-sneaker-companies-proudly-using-slave-labor/

Lebron won't say anything about this, but that's okay.

[BabaYaga 15320]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

I prefer "Sorry for partying."

[bad_teammate 13224]

1 hour ago, DonkeyCigars said:

And when you look at his platform and voice, and the demographics who worship at the alter of LeBron, it's worth calling out and making it uncomfortable for him until a retraction or correction is made IMO.

What demographic is that?

32 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

He cares more about people who look like him than those who don't.

Shocking... like literally all other humans.

You have truly cracked the code here.

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The thing is Lebron doesn't give a shit about this black girl or the one the cop saved from getting gutted - it feeds his ego to be thought of as an activist who transcends sport (despite being a complete moron with no actual convictions). Using his platform to act indignant about this and getting his balls sucked by woke sports journos nurses his God complex. The guy is just a complete fraud in every sense of the word.

Such pathetic ranting. So much projection. So much weakness.

Lebron clearly feels very strongly about the treatment of his people by police. This might sometimes lead him to overreact, as he did with the cop who shot the girl with the knife.

The unbridled rage you guys feel towards him tells a much more interesting. A hit dog hollers.

[VABuckeye 2472]

He's a hypocrite.  That's what upsets people.  If it puts money in his pocket he ignores it.

[Blotto 23575]

3 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

https://www.outkick.com/star-nba-players-cash-checks-from-chinese-sneaker-companies-proudly-using-slave-labor/

Lebron won't say anything about this, but that's okay.

ah yes, the "but, but... what about" attention deflector. I completely understand why it makes sense to scrutinize Lebron's public comments about a shoe company he has no relationship with on a thread about a police involved shooting in Ohio. that makes complete sense to me. 

Look, I think Lebron is kind of a dumbass and disagree with his original and subsequent tweets. But what the fuck are you babbling about? Is it your position that everyone has to  publicly go on record about every possible injustice in the world before offering opinions on completely unrelated events? Does everyone that uses an iphone have to abandon the device and criticize apple's  supply chain strategy before they can comment on domestic matters? 

[Fondren & Main 6742]

5 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

What demographic is that?

He cares more about people who look like him than those who don't.

Shocking... like literally all other humans.

You have truly cracked the code here.

Such pathetic ranting. So much projection. So much weakness.

Lebron clearly feels very strongly about the treatment of his people by police. This might sometimes lead him to overreact, as he did with the cop who shot the girl with the knife.

The unbridled rage you guys feel towards him tells a much more interesting. A hit dog hollers.

Lol what are you babbling about!?  He’s a buffoon who wants his e-cock sucked so he virtue signals to his dick riding legions.

[bad_teammate 13224]

3 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

He's a hypocrite.  That's what upsets people.  If it puts money in his pocket he ignores it.

LeBron James: The Only Hypocrite Among Noble Men

lol there is zero self-awareness here

Just now, Fondren & Main said:

He’s a buffoon who wants his e-cock sucked so he virtue signals to his dick riding legions.

And what are you, my love?

He's a rich black man who gets upset about police violence and sometimes overreacts but is right far more often than the fair-skinned denizens of this place.

[Fondren & Main 6742]

Just now, bad_teammate said:

LeBron James: The Only Hypocrite Among Noble Men

lol there is zero self-awareness here

And what are you, my love?

He's a rich black man who gets upset about police violence and sometimes overreacts but is right far more often than the fair-skinned denizens of this place.

My bad, I forgot I’m not supposed to respond to Russian troll bots.  Carry on.

[bad_teammate 13224]

"I AM MAD AT THAT GUY FOR NOT CARING ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE HIM!" I scream while not caring about the lives of other people I don't know that don't look like me.

This whole argument about China with LeBron is the intellectual equivalent of, "You say you care about the environment, yet you use an iphone?? Checkmated with logic!"

[VABuckeye 2472]

Where did I say he was the only one?  He is certainly one of the most visible.

[bad_teammate 13224]

Just now, Fondren & Main said:

My bad, I forgot I’m not supposed to respond to Russian troll bots.  Carry on.

As I said, a hit dog hollers.

This giant, wealthy, virile black man sends you guys into an unholy lather because he Tweets. Adorable.

[bad_teammate 13224]

2 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

Where did I say he was the only one?  He is certainly one of the most visible.

Is he? If it wasn't for angry right-wingers I'd probably never hear anything he says or see any of his tweets. Maybe if you guys stopped purposefully consuming things people custom-tailor to piss you off you wouldn't be so mad all the time.

Edited April 22, 2021 by bad_teammate

[VABuckeye 2472]

I forgot what a shitty poster you are.  Now it's coming back to me.

[bad_teammate 13224]

*me, clicking on NEWTHINGTOGETPISSEDOFFABOUT.COM*

"Why do I keep seeing irrelevant things that piss me off!"

[fattyflattie 4638]

2 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

I AM MAD AT THAT GUY FOR NOT CARING ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE HIM!" I scream while not caring about the lives of other people I don't know that don't look like me.

Exactly.  He expects a lot of from others, that he fails to account for himself.  He is a fraud. Fuck him, and I can only hope his attempts to stoke further discord in our nation comes back to fuck him in some way. 

[bad_teammate 13224]

Just now, fattyflattie said:

Exactly.  He expects a lot of from others, that he fails to account for himself.  He is a fraud. Fuck him, and I can only hope his attempts to stoke further discord in our nation comes back to fuck him in some way. 

Like what? be specific

[Johnny Sack 8397]

13 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

What demographic is that?

He cares more about people who look like him than those who don't.

Shocking... like literally all other humans.

You have truly cracked the code here.

Such pathetic ranting. So much projection. So much weakness.

Lebron clearly feels very strongly about the treatment of his people by police. This might sometimes lead him to overreact, as he did with the cop who shot the girl with the knife.

The unbridled rage you guys feel towards him tells a much more interesting. A hit dog hollers.

The cop saved a black life. That cop had to make a split second decision, knowing that in the current climate, could cost him his career or freedom. He chose to put that black life before his own. He should be considered a hero but here we are with moron dipshits like Lebron shitting on him.  And I despise Lebron and our media because of they perpetuate outright lies about police killing black males that is extremely divisive and dangerous.  I'll post this again.

 

[VABuckeye 2472]

Just now, bad_teammate said:

custom-tailer to piss you off you wouldn't be so mad all the time.

The Social Dilemma covered that one and you're right.  Social media sites push people towards what they believe to be similar thinkers.  It's one reason there is no Facebook, Twitter, etc on any device or computer that I own.  College football forums are the extent of my social media.

[bad_teammate 13224]

2 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

The cop saved a black life. That cop had to make a split second decision, knowing that in the current climate, could cost him his career or freedom. He chose to put that black life before his own. He should be considered a hero but here we are with moron dipshits like Lebron shitting on him.  And I despise Lebron and our media because of they perpetuate outright lies about police killing black males that is extremely divisive and dangerous.  I'll post this again.

Today I Learned that "killing unarmed black men" is the only way that black people experience police oppression.

Edited April 22, 2021 by bad_teammate

[fattyflattie 4638]

Just now, bad_teammate said:

Like what? be specific

Well, using your example, he expects people like me to give a shit about people that don’t look like me. Which is expected, but he can’t quite do himself. Odd.  So, tell me again why the fuck should someone get outraged when a politician stokes division, but not this clown?   He’s arguably more famous than any politician other than the president, across the world. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

4 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

College football forums are the extent of my social media.

No hyperbole on those places!

[VABuckeye 2472]

Well, I didn't say that.  😎

[52-80 19246]

 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

54 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I'm just "angry" because we live in a nation where we jump to conclusions, then ratchet up our reaction depending on "which team" is responsible....We should be better than that as a nation, but we've sold our souls for clicks.

shouldn't we direct that anger at ourselves, the end consumer of the division? i agree with the above statements...but we seem to be addicted to the anger and divisiveness.

we like the the division and on some fundamental level need little hits of it throughout the day. 

[bad_teammate 13224]

3 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Well, using your example, he expects people like me to give a shit about people that don’t look like me. Which is expected, but he can’t quite do himself. Odd.  

 That's not "a lot".

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So, tell me again why the fuck should someone get outraged when a politician stokes division, but not this clown? 

Because politicians have the power to enact policy.

Serious question: Outside of yelling about LeBron james, how much do you care about the Uighur genocide?

My guess is that you don't at all and you're using their suffering as a flag to wave while yelling about a mouthy black guy. Very inspirational