Boycott this?
With breathtaking stupidity, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB), Rob Manfred, caved to the woke idiots of the Left and removed baseball’s All-Star Game from the city of Atlanta. The alleged unfair and biased voting legislation supposedly aimed at Black voters, was the genesis for this obvious lack of good sense. So driven by the bombastic rhetoric of the embittered, failed gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams and outright lies about the law from President Biden, Manfred is moving the game to Colorado. A state whose voter laws are stricter than Georgia’s new ones. Will future games be determined by the voting laws in the states where games are to be held?
The Commissioner was also joined by arguably the dumbest CEO in Corporate America, James Quincey of Coca-Cola, who then managed to enlist the boss of Delta Airlines, Ed Bastian, to also demonstrate his ignorance. With all their administrative assistants and fawning minions these two have, one would think that someone would have explained the new law to them. It would have been a good idea to remind them that those who favor improved voter laws, Republicans included, also drink syrupy beverages and fly. Can anyone believe that the leaders of two huge corporations could possibly be this dense…so dense they could shield one from the radiation of a nuclear reactor.? Sadly, they have been joined by other CEOs of major corporations in a rush to perceived political correctness.
Is this really all about the “woke” culture sticking up for voting rights and voter ID? Hardly. It’s insulting to voters of color to assume that they have difficulty getting an ID. You would have to believe they have a problem flying because they cannot get valid identification. Then again this may be a carefully, government-orchestrated “beard” to hide the chaos at the border.
This uproar surrounding the “All-Star Game” gives the media a great excuse to ignore the invasion and caging of illegal immigrates on the southern border. This ongoing human tragedy, fueled by Joe Biden’s reckless rhetoric and disregard for the sanctity of the southern border, should be in the forefront of the national news. The mere fact that it’s being pushed to the back page is further proof of the mainstream media’s malfeasance. It is a matter of national security that must be headlined every day. No where will you find this covered extensively.
An even further diversion emerged when 60 Minutes did a hit piece on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Their claim that he was involved in a “pay for play” scheme has been debunked. You know it’s a load of bullshot when the Democratic Mayor of Palm Beach, Dave Kerner, said it was. Think about it, when was the last time to saw a Democrat defend a conservative Republican? That reportage continues to divert the national attention from a serious border crisis that demands immediate action. 60 Minutes used to be the gold standard of investigative journalism…not anymore.
The real losers of this entire debacle are the small business folks of Atlanta. This now cancelled game had a revenue potential to the local Black owned restaurants and other services that would have been truly welcomed by them. Millions of dollars have been lost. Even the loud-mouthed, hypocrite Stacy Abrams had to conceded that this decision has harmed her supporters. She was able to convey this despite having one foot in her mouth.
The systemic nature of the woke Left cancel culture makes the United States the laughingstock of the world. While we have the collective clutching of pearls and kvetching over logical voter reforms and All-Star Game locations, our enemies and competitors are further emboldened to take advantage. There are no voting rights in China. India has one billion voters with IDs. In fact, most of the civilized, democratic world has voter ID laws to ensure that their participants in the process are legitimate.
Americans are left to watch idiocy in full bloom, perpetrated by the media and corporate leaders when there are far greater issues at hand. The querulous complaints over cultural insults and alleged denied rights that every ethnic and racial group large or small endures, real or imagined, continues to accelerate division in the Nation.
The “Uniter-in-Chief” Joe Biden is completely responsible for the rush to boycott Atlanta and to divide folks by race. Doesn’t he realize that his statements polarize at least half the population? The agenda driven media’s complaisant duplicity to his blubbering is why their credulity sinks lower and lower each month.
The political and corporate leaders need to wise up because the majority of Americans have great bullshot detectors and they will use their power at the polls in 2022 mid-term elections to rein in this insanity, this minority wokeness, and the contempt for their native common sense.
Atlanta organizers had a planned tribute to the late home run king, Braves player Hank Aaron, as part of the game festivities. A chance for honor and racial healing blown in a time when its sorely needed. For this travesty the people of Georgia can blame Joe Biden, new Georgia Senators Ossof and Warnock, Stacy Abrams and MLB for their selfish, false narratives about voting rights that highjacked the opportunity to honor the great “Hammerin’” Hank Aaron.
Boycott Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, MLB? Let’s boycott stupidity, wokeness. That makes sense.