Political Advocate or National Pastime?
You’re app is fine. I’ve been a Cleveland Indians fan since growing up in Canton Ohio, and now that I live in another state it’s been a great way (along with my subscription to Cleveland.com) for me to stay on top of how the team is doing. However, I’m deleting this app from all my devices. The decision by MLB to move the All Star game out of Atlanta means the league is no longer the nation’s pastime but rather a political advocate aligned with one particular party.
The league states the new Georgia law as their reason for moving the game, claiming it discriminates against blacks. Yet, they cite no real examples of how the law discriminates or oppresses voting. In looking at the specifics of the law, it’s hard for me to believe MLB actually reviewed it before they made their decision. On the whole it expands opportunities to vote while adding a few common sense measures to ensure the integrity of their elections.
Regardless of whether the Georgia law is good or bad for their voters, what makes it obvious that MLB is making this move for the sake of political advocacy rather than any sincere moral conviction, is that the league is perfectly willing to do business with China. No doubt the league is aware that China has been repeatedly accused, charged and deemed guilty of numerous human rights violations against their own citizens, including most recently genocide. (How does that compare to asking someone to show ID when they vote?)
I will greatly miss Major League Baseball, especially the Cleveland Indians, but the league has chosen to take sides against people like me who want fair, free and honest elections. I will not be listening to, watching or reading about any MLB game as long as they find it necessary to be a political advocate rather than our national pastime.
The league states the new Georgia law as their reason for moving the game, claiming it discriminates against blacks. Yet, they cite no real examples of how the law discriminates or oppresses voting. In looking at the specifics of the law, it’s hard for me to believe MLB actually reviewed it before they made their decision. On the whole it expands opportunities to vote while adding a few common sense measures to ensure the integrity of their elections.
Regardless of whether the Georgia law is good or bad for their voters, what makes it obvious that MLB is making this move for the sake of political advocacy rather than any sincere moral conviction, is that the league is perfectly willing to do business with China. No doubt the league is aware that China has been repeatedly accused, charged and deemed guilty of numerous human rights violations against their own citizens, including most recently genocide. (How does that compare to asking someone to show ID when they vote?)
I will greatly miss Major League Baseball, especially the Cleveland Indians, but the league has chosen to take sides against people like me who want fair, free and honest elections. I will not be listening to, watching or reading about any MLB game as long as they find it necessary to be a political advocate rather than our national pastime.
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