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The U.S. uniformly has some of the lowest voter participation in the developed world. Do you think that half of voter age people do not care about the direction of the country? Do you think that voting is a requirement to express a political opinion?
Yes.
No, but if you're going to get into politics, you should at least do it at the polls.
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You always hear about sports figures being role models for people and the need for their conduct to be appropriate on and off the court. So I guess their decision to support the current social situation that is occurring in America is unacceptable to some because their alleged voting habits are comparable to the average American. It must be that being socially conscience is only acceptable for right wing approved events like showing up at a state house dressed like a bunch of back woods commando's to show support for the 2A or indirectly deliver a threat to an elected official......
- I'd be curious how they got their data. They said from the players meeting this week, so was it a show of hands or something? That's not too reliable.
- NBA players change teams so often that likely many haven't registered to vote YET for this election because they changed teams & moved to a new state.
The vote has formally been scheduled. An NBA team threatened to go on strike and got a dormant police reform bill into a scheduled voting session immediately. This is the power they are wielding and continue to exercise.
I dare to say even less than that give back to their communities.
I don't know abut other teams, but in Milwaukee the Bucks are well respected in the community for getting involved. Just a few things in the last year.
If this was done by checking voter rolls in those states players work in, as opposed to live in, the dara would be faulty. Without knowing how it was measured, it’s a worthless opinion.
So let me get this straight.....NBA players care so much about the direction of this country, and so-called systemic racism, that they are willing to walk out of their games, yet they don’t even care enough to vote? That further tells me that BLM supporters are just about causing destruction and venting their rage against whites, and not about anything real that could make a difference in the lives of black people.
As an aside, isn’t there a lot of racism in basketball? They seem to discriminate against whites.
The U.S. uniformly has some of the lowest voter participation in the developed world. Do you think that half of voter age people do not care about the direction of the country? Do you think that voting is a requirement to express a political opinion?
YES!
Talking and not voting, is the ultimate: 'Do as I say not as I do'! Mere words without actions are meaningless, like the difference between a fart and a crap, a lot of noise no substance.
Now you’re attacking me personally because you don’t like my opinion that these players are a bunch of hypocrites? Let me guess....,you’re another liberal. (The sarcasm, along with the personal insults, gave it away. Good indication that you can’t refute my point,)
Bye bye.
P.S. I have no idea what you mean that my post is “leaky.”
I already refuted your point. Voting is not a requirement for any of the claims you made, including contributing to one's community, caring about the direction of one's country, or voicing political opinions. Describing your post as mean spirited isn't an insult, but I guess that's what I should expect from a conservative. (You're a conservative right? I can tell from the victim complex).
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Only 20% of NBA Players Registered to Vote
