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Originally Posted by BoLevi
I wish this was the case. Unfortunately it is not.
Many are advocating to make it mandatory or to suspend players. They already can't participate in warmups. The reaction to these players is far from benign.
An NHL player is uniquely positioned to avoid retribution. They have some level of physical security. They have contractual security. Many of them have lifetime financial security. They have the union.
But if we view moral panics/witch hunts/crusades become normalized and accepted, then people who do not have the advantages of an NHL player can see some very nasty outcomes.
This is why it is a massive problem if we accept the logical leap that refusing to wear a jersey is the equivalent of hate speech, and hate speech is violence, and violence justifies punishment.
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You equate the shaming of someone who won't support LGBTQ+ right to equality with the Crusades and burning women alive for "witchcraft".
You seriously can't see the false equivalence here?