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Originally Posted by CroFlames
What the NBA players did was an emotional response to continued police brutality. They were disgusted, and they did something about it. For many of them, it hits home. It was authentic.
If the NHL corporation postponed games in solidarity, it would be nothing but a corporate PR stunt. If the NHL players all decided together that the real injustices we see made them so angry they couldn't play, I would stand by them.
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This.
Racial inequality is a real issue. I'm not telling NHL players what needs to be important to them and maybe a Canadian hockey player from the prairies doesn't feel the need to protest the police shooting and murdering blacks in the US.
Although perhaps while they are in Edmonton they could take a walk through downtown and notice the racial makeup of the white collar workers and then take a tour of the Edmonton remand centre and see if they notice a difference. Racial inequality divides all of us.
I 100% believe the actions of the NBA players were genuine and an emotional response to what they are seeing. Let's give them some time to figure out how best to use their power to help change things.