The Left Is Cancelling Dr Seuss

[Belsnickel]

(04-03-2021, 01:04 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Let me rephrase.  Once you decide to get into politics you shouldn't be shocked when you're involved in politics.  I have to wonder if there is something in MLB's antitrust exemption that addresses this.  As for first amendment rights, you are correct, the government cannot punish you for speech, but that opens up a can of worms about what constitutes punishment.  Using your own logic how is Biden not engaging in the exact same behavior by encouraging the boycott?  I know you don't fall into this category, but if Trump advocated a boycott, and got one, for a far left law passed in Washington then people's heads would be exploding.  I think Biden initiating this really took the gloves off the whole process.

(04-03-2021, 04:26 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Dear lord, you are willfully blind when it comes to your side of the partisan divide.  Biden flat out endorsed the boycott, any attempt to mealy mouth your way around that is just that.  Also, the comparison to Trump was not in their actions, but in the response of others to those actions, which you didn't address and we all know why.  

So, I knew nothing about Biden's commentary until this whole exchange. After looking it up and reading the transcripts, here are my thoughts. Biden endorsed the moving of the All-Star game. Is that an overall endorsement of a boycott? What difference is there between a private organization and the government of Georgia? Does the free speech protection extend to governments in that way? These are questions we have to take into consideration before truly making the comparison, there. I don't see it as a good comparison to a president calling for a boycott of a business or other private organization, which we have seen several times in recent years.

Now, what will be interesting is how this all will affect the film industry in Georgia. There is a ton of stuff filmed in Georgia, and we all know Hollywood will be looking at all of this askance.