Politics Black Lives Matter

[Crankyhawk]

bullshit from usa judges protecting the forking incompetents in the minneapolis police

Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 57 months in fatal shooting of Australian woman (devdiscourse.com)

corrupt crap from a bunch of campaignery political appointees. Judicial independence in the US is a forking joke, no justice for Australians in their dumbforked gun culture.

fork them

 

[Maddhew]

Perhaps the beginning of the end of the nauseating virtue signalling from sports people? How long was this expected to go on for before people got over it? What is the point of it if its mandated?

The ugly photo that exposes disastrous state of fading cricket powerhouse

The ugly photo that exposes disastrous state of fading cricket powerhouse

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Chief]

Perhaps the beginning of the end of the nauseating virtue signalling from sports people? How long was this expected to go on for before people got over it? What is the point of it if its mandated?

The ugly photo that exposes disastrous state of fading cricket powerhouse

The ugly photo that exposes disastrous state of fading cricket powerhouse

www.foxsports.com.au

How does it affect you?

 

[Maddhew]

How does it affect you?

I prefer my F1 without multi millionaires pretending to care about societal issues.

The kneeling had to jump the shark eventually.

How does it help anyone?

 

[Chief]

I prefer my F1 without multi millionaires pretending to care about societal issues.

The kneeling had to jump the shark eventually.

Does it change the quality of the sportsmen? Their skills? The rules? What is it?

 

[Maddhew]

Does it change the quality of the sportsmen? Their skills? The rules? What is it?

Its pompous and ceremonial

 

[the_interloper]

Does it change the quality of the sportsmen? Their skills? The rules? What is it?

It's them pretending they are taking a stance for virtuous reasons rather than for commercial reasons.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Its pompous and ceremonial

If they prayed for some sky fairy, would that be ok?

Isn't a national anthem also pompous and ceremonial?

 

[Gough]

Perhaps the beginning of the end of the nauseating virtue signalling from sports people? How long was this expected to go on for before people got over it? What is the point of it if its mandated?

The ugly photo that exposes disastrous state of fading cricket powerhouse

The ugly photo that exposes disastrous state of fading cricket powerhouse

www.foxsports.com.au

Is raising money for cancer pointless virtue signalling as well?

Here is why South African team is playing in pink

South African squad wears pink to promote knowledge of breast cancer awareness only early detection can beat this king of maladies

www.wionews.com

He's quite happy to loan his name and image to that and it's not like he'd have had much choice not wanting to be the only guy playing in green when the others are all in pink.

 

[Chief]

It's them pretending they are taking a stance for virtuous reasons rather than for commercial reasons.

But what does it change about the sport?

 

[the_interloper]

But what does it change about the sport?

It depends how involved the sport becomes with the politics. The NBA was bloody strange last year with the BLM propaganda, you couldn't miss it, it became part of the broadcast. I wonder how much that had to do with the election that year.

 

[Chief]

It depends how involved the sport becomes with the politics. The NBA was bloody strange last year with the BLM propaganda, you couldn't miss it, it became part of the broadcast. I wonder how much that had to do with the election that year.

Or the number of African Americans playing the sport?

 

[Maddhew]

If they prayed for some sky fairy, would that be ok?

Isn't a national anthem also pompous and ceremonial?

I don't remember any governing body insisting that their players pray to said sky fairy prior to a match.

 

[Maddhew]

Is raising money for cancer pointless virtue signalling as well?
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Here is why South African team is playing in pink

South African squad wears pink to promote knowledge of breast cancer awareness only early detection can beat this king of maladies

www.wionews.com

He's quite happy to loan his name and image to that and it's not like he'd have had much choice not wanting to be the only guy playing in green when the others are all in pink.

Not pointless

 

[sherb]

Is raising money for cancer pointless virtue signalling as well?
View attachment 1268931

Here is why South African team is playing in pink

South African squad wears pink to promote knowledge of breast cancer awareness only early detection can beat this king of maladies

www.wionews.com

He's quite happy to loan his name and image to that and it's not like he'd have had much choice not wanting to be the only guy playing in green when the others are all in pink.

It's only virtue signalling if it's a cause you disagree with it would seem.

 

[Gough]

It's only virtue signalling if it's a cause you disagree with it would seem.

You'd think a South African of all people might have an inkling about the importance of racial equality.

 

[JackOutback]

Its pompous and ceremonial

So is standing for a flag and national anthem.

 

[Maddhew]

You'd think a South African of all people might have an inkling about the importance of racial equality.

Yes, with the various moments to celebrate the end of the apartheid. Not sure jumping on George Floyd/Police brutality in the US makes much sense.

 

[Gough]

Yes, with the various moments to celebrate the end of the apartheid. Not sure jumping on George Floyd/Police brutality in the US makes much sense.

In South Africa the colour you're born for most people is still the one the that matters in deciding how your life will pan out, for de Kock not to recognise his own privilege and what his actions say is staggering.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Yes, with the various moments to celebrate the end of the apartheid. Not sure jumping on George Floyd/Police brutality in the US makes much sense.

BLM movement started in 2013. George Floyd's death was in 2020.

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Father Jack]

Why would you object to it to the point of not playing? I mean, at worst you'd think you'd just roll your eyes and go through the motions if that's what you have to do to play

 

[JackOutback]

Why would you object to it to the point of not playing? I mean, at worst you'd think you'd just roll your eyes and go through the motions if that's what you have to do to play

As Tony Armstrong wondered on ABC this morning, 'just how racist do you have to be' not to be willing to make a simple show of respect for your teammates and opponents, and to make a stand against racism. Because that's all it is; it's not an endorsement of some registered entity in the US, it's not a celebration of the life of George Floyd, it's not any of the other deflections some people seek to throw up. It has been clearly communicated that it's a gesture to demonstrate the sport's united stance against racism. That's it. And that is apparently something de Kock can't get behind.

 

[Gough]

Maybe one of his relatives was one of the many Boer farmers who were senselessly slaughtered along with their families and children because they were white.

Nobody kneels for them. I guess they don't matter because they're white.

Never been to the Voortrekker Monument I see.

 

[sherb]

In South Africa the colour you're born for most people is still the one the that matters in deciding how your life will pan out, for de Kock not to recognise his own privilege and what his actions say is staggering.

Perhaps he wants South Africa to return to the "good old days"?

 

[JackOutback]

Maybe one of his relatives was one of the many Boer farmers who were senselessly slaughtered along with their families and children because they were white.

Nobody kneels for them. I guess they don't matter because they're white.

So you're saying maybe he hates black people? That he is racist?