Kareem Abdul Jabbar

[Victor Lazlo]

Yes, even if he wasn't also a successful businessman. Basketball players know literally nothing.

Well if it is bankruptcy or fraud or grabbing women by the pussy advice you are right to seek his advice. Most other things i would rather rely on Jabbar

 

[Insidious Von]

Basketball players know literally nothing.

Really? Chuckster lowers the boom on The Greatest Human Being in the Universe.

 

[The Oracle]

2. Trump didn't ban Muslims, he banned Muslims from countries that are the hotbeds of terrorism and anti-Americanism.

Why these 7 countries are listed on Trump's travel ban

On Tuesday, the Supreme court upheld the Trump administration’s travel ban 5-4, affirming the president’s power over matters of national security.

www.politico.com

A travel ban from terrorist hotbeds gets relabeled as a Muslim ban to fuel the narrative against Trump...Of course Kareem falls for it.

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[The Oracle]

Love Charles,lol...He's has no filter whatsoever. He just won't say exactly what the baiting host wants him to say here.

He would be on my list of athletes I'd like to have a conversation with.

He's not wrong about Trump here.

 

[The Oracle]

A travel ban of ALL MUSLIMS, from whatever country, for whatever reason, is essentially saying that EVERYONE from that country is a terrorist. Aka, it is saying that Muslims are terrorists. Which mean it is a Muslim ban. Which means it is racist and islamophobic. Which is why it got shot down in court and Trump fell flat on his face and ate shit right after that executive order.

Nope!..Those countries were the homes of a terror groups so guess what?...They're banned. Makes sense. Otherwise your buddies will be blowing things up over here.

 

[The Oracle]

Kareem is wrong about just about everything he says:

1. He seems to be unaware that the right to express political views on personal time is very different from the rights anyone has to express themselves at work (there are no such rights). NBA players are at work when they are speaking to sports reporters or conducting demonstrations on the court.

Brittney Griner made my mind up for me on this one...When she came back from Russia she completely reversed on her activist views and not standing for the national anthem. Seems she gained a whole new perspective on ''American Freedoms'' when she was detained. Perhaps these pampered snowflake athletes should take a note here.

Stand for your anthem and take a solace that you can actually vote in a free a democratic system that will determine its future.

 

[Dutch Oven]

Well if it is bankruptcy or fraud or grabbing women by the pussy advice you are right to seek his advice. Most other things i would rather rely on Jabbar

A lot of poor people agree with you.

 

[Dutch Oven]

Sorry. I lost interest in reading your posts after the first one.

My bad.

2 sub-par posts in a row. You need to pull yourself together.

 

[Dutch Oven]

trump loves the poorly educated. It must be their intellect.

Millions love basketball players. Trump isn't alone

 

[The Oracle]

Canada is also home of terrorists. We have the proud boys who are designated terrorists. We have Khalistanis who blew up a plane and killed 300 Canadians. The US is also home of many right wing terror groups. Terrorists are everywhere. So what? Doesn't mean Canadians cannot enter the US or Indians, particularly Sikhs cannot enter Canada etc.,

If you label ALL citizens of a country as terrorists, because said country has terrorism - then everyone is guilty by that definition. If you attribute guilt only to 7 countries, then that is racist.

There is a reason why Trump ate shit, right after he attempted to ban Muslims.

Give it a rest...The countries on Trump's list actually promoted terrorism. So yeah you stay home..Simple.

 

[The Oracle]

So does the United States, Canada and just about any nation that has terror groups. Again, there is a reason why Trump ate shit on that. His first mistake was to try and prevent permanent residents from coming into the country. Massive fail and embarrassement.

Canada promotes terrorism now does it?...How so?

 

[Victor Lazlo]

Dont we have Khalistanis and Proud Boys? Proud Boys are a designated terror group and Khalistanis are openly protected. Similarly the US has many right wing extremist Nazi groups, the KKK etc., all protected by the law, with a certain stinky orange president even saying that they are good people.

There is a difference between there being terrorists in a country and a country promoting terrorism. But of course you know that but you just cant bring yourself to say that.

 

[NotADcotor]

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That was funny. Very much so.

 

[Victor Lazlo]

No country promotes terrorism via official policy. Can you identify even one that actually promotes terrorism as a matter of official policy? There are none. However there are countries with more or less terrorist groups. No reason however to brand every citizen from those countries as terrorists.

Your joking right?

 

[basketcase]

When you are a businessman operating a multi-billion dollar business you need to have some comprehension as to how the economy works, and how even foreign policy affects the domestic economy.

As a basketball player, all you need to know is how to throw a ball into a hoop (in the NBA, for the best shooters, defence is optional!). And you only have to get it right 56% of the time (that's Kareem's career shooting percentage!).

Being a businessman is an infinitely better background to form and evaluate public policy, particularly as it relates to the economy or foreign relations.

If I wanted advice from a basketball player it's more likely to be about what are the best basketball shoes, or what are the most roomy cars to drive in, or how to pay off gold diggers.

I think an auto assembly line worker probably has a better working knowledge of the economy than a basketball player.

As to politicians, at least they had to make their poltical views known and get elected by voters. Nobody voted for the political views of basketball players.

Amazing that you argue the polar opposite of your views on right-wing people facing consequences from their companies.

And I see you ignored my question about what exactly qualified people like Boebert, MTG, Gaetz, or Gosar for you to consider their opinion more relevant than anyone else. And I know it's irrelevant to you but Kareem earned a degree in History which makes him somewhat qualified to speak.

 

[basketcase]

Nope!..Those countries were the homes of a terror groups so guess what?...They're banned. Makes sense. Otherwise your buddies will be blowing things up over here.

The US is also home to terror groups. Should we ban US travellers because Canada lists a half dozen US groups as terrorists?

 

[basketcase]

Brittney Griner made my mind up for me on this one...When she came back from Russia she completely reversed on her activist views and not standing for the national anthem. Seems she gained a whole new perspective on ''American Freedoms'' when she was detained. Perhaps these pampered snowflake athletes should take a note here.

Stand for your anthem and take a solace that you can actually vote in a free a democratic system that will determine its future.

Interesting. You're saying people shouldn't strive to see their country get better because some other places are worse?

 

[basketcase]

No country promotes terrorism via official policy. ...

Iran? Their IRGC Quds force is expressly established to support and promote terrorism that furthers Iran's geopolitical interest.

From Canada's terror designation.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force
Also known as
Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami (Pasdaran), Sepah-e Qods, Qods/Quds, al Quds, al Quds Force, Qods/Quds Force, Qods Corps, Jerusalem Corps, Jerusalem Force and Qods Force.

Description
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force is the clandestine branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for extraterritorial operations, and for exporting the Iranian Revolution through activities such as facilitating terrorist operations. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force provides arms, funding and paramilitary training to extremist groups, including the Taliban, Lebanese Hizballah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC).

Date listed
2012-12-17

Date reviewed
2018-11-21


Add to that, Hamas is the government of Gaza and a terror group while the PA pays salaries to terrorists killed or arrested by Israel and Fatah has a faction considered terrorists by Canada.

 

[The Oracle]

Similarly the US has many right wing extremist Nazi groups, the KKK etc., all protected by the law, with a certain stinky orange president even saying that they are good people.

Are you tapping into your inner Michael Rapaport with this erroneous comment?

 

[The Oracle]

They are analogous to the CIA and JSOC. They do support non-state actors, but so do the CIA and other US organizations. So does that mean the United States promotes terror? Would that then justify labeling every American a terrorist?

Jack Daniels is clearly not your friend...