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Joseph Conner Micallef's avatar

There was a Washington Post article about Kyrie recently that essentially said “you don’t have to shut up and dribble, but maybe you should shut up” which I think perfectly encapsulates the Left’s response to him. This all was entirely inevitable - you spend YEARS telling people whose primary skill is athletic that their opinions and beliefs are valuable and important and of course they will sometimes express beliefs you don’t share. It exposes the total emptiness of the “shut up and dribble” debate. It was framed as a discussion of self-expression, but it was NEVER that. Both Left and Right want athletes to be empty ideological avatars and the second they act like actual living humans they become pariahs.

The Left told athletes to be themselves and advocate for causes they believe in and Kyrie listened. And another finger curls on the monkey’s paw.

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Joseph Tiddy's avatar

"America’s right ... waving back with all the subtle panache of a wacky inflatable tube man at a car dealership"

Hahaha. This turn of phrase is why I ponied up the big bucks.

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