(10-11-2019, 12:31 PM)ThunderMav Wrote: Its ok that we disagree and I never hate anyone who disagrees with my opinion. But people who are in positions like Kerr should refrain from it lest their words come back on them. Maybe you didn’t see his latest remarks? I don’t like that sports got into politics but they did so when it was convenient for them.
Here is a great article about Kerrs latest remarks:
Dude! Kerr did not "Compare Genocidal Chinese Dictatorship To Americans Being Killed By Rifles". I just read Kerr's quote over and over again to try to understand the author's point. Kerr did not compare China's issues to ours. There is not way you can diagram those sentences and show me where he did that.
If you think that's a great article, then we're just a million miles away from seeing eye to eye on this. That article and that website look like complete click bait garbage.
This quote is ridiculous: "You’d think expressing support for democracy instead of communism would be a winning idea."
The author has no idea what Steve Kerr thinks about democracy, communism, China's cultural revolution in the 80s, the killing of millions of folks because of religion, keeping Muslims in a concentration camp, or the standoff between China and protesters in Hong Kong, because Kerr didn't say anything about it! Why is Kerr or anyone else required to give someone with a microphone a dissertation on these topics?
(10-11-2019, 12:37 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote:(10-11-2019, 12:09 PM)IamDougieFresh Wrote:(10-11-2019, 12:00 PM)fifteenth Wrote: But that doesn't mean that everyone in the U.S. who refrains from comment is stupid. They may just prefer to actually know what they're talking about before speaking.
So true.
I saw some celebrity post a picture from a photoshoot in Israel and she was getting blasted for not calling out Israel in regards to the whole Palestinian conflict.
She is just some girl who sings and does photoshoots yet she is supposed to know enough to take sides on such a complex issue. People can't be experts on everything. It's madness out there these days.
That´s why they should refuse to voice an opinion unless they have educated themself on the topic. Social media (especially twitter) makes it easy for people to coment on a lot of topics. That´s not always a good thing.
I think fifteenth made a good point about the complexity of the mentioned topics. There is no black and white.
And even if the issue isn't complicated, why do we require folks to say anything at all when a microphone is put in their face? I don't get it.