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Looking for genuine discourse re: Donald Sterling/NBA

VINYLONE said:
You're missing the forest for the trees.

The free market IS punishing him. He signed a contract/ charter which has bylaws/ stipulations (I might have the terms wrong) and he must abide by them. He still has his opinion and he still has the ability to say whatever he wants. He could start his own youtube channel and have the "David Duke Hour."
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no matter what contratc you sign you cannot sign away your rights.

so basically he signed away his right to freedom of speech and privacy?

THATS NOT POSSIBLE!
 
Surely said:
I guess I would rather see the free market punish the guy (by players agreeing to not play for his team, by fans not supporting his team or his other business interests) than the gestapo sweep in and lay the hammer down. There are societies currently and in history where people are/were unable to voice their opinion. Do you really want to become like them? And since when did America become a land where people were unable to have an opinion? Even a wrong one? (Disclaimer, I am not agreeing with what he said.)
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The players, the other owners and the commissioner are a part of "the market" as much as the fans and Donald sterling are.

Are the players and other owners not allowed to have opinions either?

The nba as a whole stood to lose substantially more than many realize, as all six teams who played tonight were prepared to walk off the court during tipoff of each game. That would be a nightmare if the players just went and started a new league.
 
b_line said:
The players, the other owners and the commissioner are a part of "the market" as much as the fans and Donald sterling are.

Are the players and other owners not allowed to have opinions either?

The nba as a whole stood to lose substantially more than many realize, as all six teams who played tonight were prepared to walk off the court during tipoff of each game. That would be a nightmare if the players just went and started a new league.
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so what
**** em

half of them are also bigot racist.
they should get of their high horse
 
Darkwing Duck said:
So you're taking away their rights, then. Good job. Sounds like you don't want them to know you think that way, too.
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nah just syaing i have my opinion about that fact. for now i am still able to voice it.

but maybe in 30 years i might not be able

would you wanna lvie in a world where you CAN NOT voice your opinion in private or public?
 
VINYLONE said:
Dutchbro, how old are you, bro? 15, bro? You have a very naive outlook.
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there is no way that rights can be signed away.

so he joined nba so he should act a certain way behind closed doors in private.
aka never ever voice his opinion does not count.


dont know if i am saying this correctly might be my bad english
 
DutchJazzer said:
nah just syaing i have my opinion about that fact. for now i am still able to voice it.

but maybe in 30 years i might not be able

would you wanna lvie in a world where you CAN NOT voice your opinion in private or public?
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I thought you were gay last year?
 
DutchJazzer said:
nah just syaing i have my opinion about that fact. for now i am still able to voice it.

but maybe in 30 years i might not be able

would you wanna lvie in a world where you CAN NOT voice your opinion in private or public?
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No where has Donald Sterling been restricted from voicing his opinion.
 
What's ironic, dutchbro, is that you're a member of this message board which limits the **** out of one's god damn ability to post anything with a curse word in it. ****. And you know what happens if you circumvent the profanity filter? ****ing guess, bro?
 
DutchJazzer said:
please move to north korea or cuba.

cus every opinion that differs from you deserves to not be voiced.
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No, just your opinion, I am good with literally everyone else. Even the Donald sterling. Just can't handle yours though. Thinking about introducing a bill that limits your freedom of speech in he us and international waters. Hopefully Obama doesn't veto it.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
No where has Donald Sterling been restricted from voicing his opinion.
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ok, so him losing his team and being banned form places and losing money is not restrictive.


heck other owners should be watching over their shoulder, now what they say in private. isnt that a restriction being put on them?
 
DutchJazzer said:
ok, so him losing his team and being banned form places and losing money is not restrictive.


heck other owners should be watching over their shoulder, now what they say in private. isnt that a restriction being put on them?
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The situation for the other 29 owners is unchanged.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
The situation for the other 29 owners is unchanged.
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Setting precedent always changes circumstances. Just because nothing has surfaced does not mean that none of the other owners are not closet racists just one recorded conversation from being exposed. And that is a pretty steep price to pay for your opinion, especially when it was never meant to be publicized.
 
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