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Gene Parmesan's avatar

I liked the pod, but the No Middle Class in the NBA thing is kind of sports talk radio and not really backed up by any actual data as far as I know.

There were plenty of contracts signed between the min and max this year and lots of extensions in the middle class range as well. Is it less than the prior CBA? I don't know, but the claim should come with some evidence.

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Clinton Kelly's avatar

Thanks for adding this to the feed!

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Nikki Swango's avatar

I'm just not a fan of Portnoy in any way. It's depressing to me that networks think they have to hire trolls to get interest

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Skytime's avatar

What is it about Dave you find so detestable?

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Martin Blank's avatar

I personally am not interested in him/barstool, but if you think he is just a troll you are a moron, or possibly a troll yourself.

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Nikki Swango's avatar

So you think they are hiring Dave Portnoy for his football acumen?

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Kobe42085's avatar

I'm curious what issues the 'Left' won't debate. Trans issues and race issuers are core principals that are hard to compromise on.

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David Henrion's avatar

There is a difference between refusing to compromise and refusing to debate. You can stay strong in your convictions while being willing to talk to the other side and not dismiss anyone who disagrees on a given topic.

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Skytime's avatar

If you have ever discussed an issue with a card carrying member of left ideology, you learn one cannot oppose or discuss ideas without being called a Nazi a sexist a racist a transist or Islamaphobe.

In what part of the country do you live where you can genuinely ask this question?

Core left ideology believes that black skin color deserves and requires advantages while white skin color deserves and requires disadvantages. You can't figure out where there's any problem? Lol

Let me know how that works out for you in the next decade bro

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Martin Blank's avatar

I think your framing sort of gets to the whole point. "Trans issues" and "race issues" are big subjects with hundreds of facets and on both of them the left loves to take a "you must agree with everything the 90% most activist organization thinks or you are a racist/transphobe".

It is perfectly possible to have reasonable takes on trans issues or race issues and think say trans people competing in the sports category of their choosing is bad, or say affirmative action is bad or police violence against black men is overblown.

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