The current politicization of sports erupted when Black NFL players refused to stand for the national anthem as a protest against discriminatory and abusive treatment of blacks by police. Undoubtedly such behavior exists. The degree of it is debatable, and some fans pushed back and boycotted the NFL, offended by what they regarded as behavior dishonoring the flag and the nation. Then, the NBA in its abbreviated “bubble” playoffs last year, took it to an even higher level joining the Black Lives Matter movement after George Floyd was killed in an altercation with police in Minneapolis.
Now, with Major League Baseball returning for a full season as the pandemic recedes, the joy of fans has been dampened by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s entry into the partisan politics of wokeness with his absurd and hypocritical decision to snatch the All-Star Game from Atlanta and move it to Denver. Democrat activists and President Joe Biden sought to symbolically punish Georgia Republicans an
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Mark Twain observed that “a lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.” Today, powerful voices seem determined to prove Mr.
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Mark Twain observed that “a lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.” Today, powerful voices seem determined to prove Mr.