The UAE has been accused of supporting the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, which has committed some of the worst atrocities in Sudan's three-year civil war.
Thanks for this heightened awareness of what the commercial NBA is supporting genocide. There needs to be more of this and both women's and men's professional basketball players need to be made aware and use their potent platforms to voice their dissent of being used to promote the UAE's complicity in genocide
I'm heartbroken for the Sudanese people, a country where I lived for three years and witnessed the peaceful uprising of the people in 2018/19 . I've never felt more welcome than in Sudan. And I've lived in several countries. A beautiful country with enormous historical treasures and a huge diversity. Led by a civilian government Sudan would be amazing!
The UAE are definitely bad actors. It's also worth remembering that a top oil executive from this petrostate was selected as the head of the COP28 international climate meeting, a move that suggests the climate COP process is completely corrupted!
In the past, when athletes spoke out, people would say "shut up and dribble" or something to that effect
Largely there are athletes that simply avoid any discussions about issues. Famously there are some that have used their platform to fight for issues
I would hope in this case, most people would hope for nba players to organize a protest of sorts to this deal. And I imagine they would not receive very much blowback from the media/population
I wonder if it's a question of whether they feel like risking punishment/ostracization from the league/owners
the NBA has made what players wear a specific feature in their broadcasts. to me that is a door left ajar for players to "wear" their words rather than say them should they feel they can't voice their opinion. i believe kyrie irving has worn many wear the peace articles. athletes using their "fashion" to provide awareness can really help, in the example of a viewer simply saying to themselves "hey that's a cool t shirt" and google it and find themselves reading about or learning about the cause.
The best way to hit these sports groups that take money from these bad characters is in their wallets. Stop going to their games! Boycotting is proven to work. Simple tell them, you are there to play not promote war on innocents. If the players said "no more" then those chieftains of the industry would be forced to reevaluate their role in supporting such catastrophes.
Thanks for this heightened awareness of what the commercial NBA is supporting genocide. There needs to be more of this and both women's and men's professional basketball players need to be made aware and use their potent platforms to voice their dissent of being used to promote the UAE's complicity in genocide
Greed and money seem to matter more to many than human lives and human dignity. My heart continues to ache for the Sudanese people.
I'm heartbroken for the Sudanese people, a country where I lived for three years and witnessed the peaceful uprising of the people in 2018/19 . I've never felt more welcome than in Sudan. And I've lived in several countries. A beautiful country with enormous historical treasures and a huge diversity. Led by a civilian government Sudan would be amazing!
The UAE are definitely bad actors. It's also worth remembering that a top oil executive from this petrostate was selected as the head of the COP28 international climate meeting, a move that suggests the climate COP process is completely corrupted!
Ain't gonna happen. The national religion isn't Christianity, it's chasing dollars.
With folks holding comedians to higher standards, I am curious how the links between our sports heroes and oppressive governments will be viewed.
In the past, when athletes spoke out, people would say "shut up and dribble" or something to that effect
Largely there are athletes that simply avoid any discussions about issues. Famously there are some that have used their platform to fight for issues
I would hope in this case, most people would hope for nba players to organize a protest of sorts to this deal. And I imagine they would not receive very much blowback from the media/population
I wonder if it's a question of whether they feel like risking punishment/ostracization from the league/owners
the NBA has made what players wear a specific feature in their broadcasts. to me that is a door left ajar for players to "wear" their words rather than say them should they feel they can't voice their opinion. i believe kyrie irving has worn many wear the peace articles. athletes using their "fashion" to provide awareness can really help, in the example of a viewer simply saying to themselves "hey that's a cool t shirt" and google it and find themselves reading about or learning about the cause.
Are they Jewish ?
The best way to hit these sports groups that take money from these bad characters is in their wallets. Stop going to their games! Boycotting is proven to work. Simple tell them, you are there to play not promote war on innocents. If the players said "no more" then those chieftains of the industry would be forced to reevaluate their role in supporting such catastrophes.
The UAE are ZIOS und Muslim label!
I dont believe that the team players are ignorant,
Money talks,
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