Is basketball a sport for fascists?

[mrswdk]

Consider the following:

- Donald Sterling stripped of his assets because of his ideology
- NBA exercises tight control over its members' image, lifestyle etc. both on and off the pitch
- Close relationship of former basketball stars with the North Korean leadership

[oVo]

ideology?

[chang50]

Consider the following:

- Donald Sterling stripped of his assets because of his ideology
- NBA exercises tight control over its members' image, lifestyle etc. both on and off the pitch
- Close relationship of former basketball stars with the North Korean leadership

1) We know he is racist,possibly fascist who can say?
2) Many sports do this,nothing particularly fascist in that.
3) North Korea fascist?Must have missed that memo..

[betiko]

dennis rodman is a great friend of mine, we have good laughs. I rebound the shit out of him though.

[muy_thaiguy]

dennis rodman is a great friend of mine, we have good laughs. I rebound the shit out of him though.

When the hoop is 3 feet off the ground and Rodman is tranqued, yeah.

[macbone]

Favorite sport of the current US president? Hmmmm.

[Army of GOD]

the pitch

Get the f*ck out

[mrswdk]

Favorite sport of the current US president? Hmmmm.

The list just keeps on growing! \OoO/

[AndyDufresne]

I don't know -- I mean, they did add the 3 pointer.


--Andy

[pimpdave]

1) Allen Iverson once rented out The Gallery in Philadelphia, the world's largest subterranean shopping mall, for a huge party during the All-Star break the year the Sixers went to the Finals. This was a large show of capitalism.

2) Michael Jordan is a champion. The best of the best. But he's also an asshole. However that asshole side is what gives him the confidence to have become the best, in addition to being a freak of nature physically. Also however, that thinking pollutes into everything else, like leading him to think he can be a baseball champion or win at gambling (ho boy does he not). This is incredibly fascist and what leads to their demise.

3) Lenny Dykstra is just like Michael Jordan but with scams and he's a baseball player which is thoroughly democratic. Oh my I've gone cross eyed.

[Phatscotty]

Favorite sport of the current US president? Hmmmm.

The list just keeps on growing! \OoO/

[Gillipig]

Is Basketball a sport for fascists? Yes! Look ^^, what other evidence do you need?

[macbone]

It's not fascist, it's socialist!

The comedian and political activist, Dick Gregory, said, "If democracy is such a good thing, let's have more of it". Seems obvious enough, and that certainly would increase the opportunities for people to cooperate and enjoy the psychic benefits that come with it. But what kind of society is it that "extends democracy into all walks of life"? According to Norman Thomas, a Protestant minister and one-time leader of the American Socialist Party, that's the best possible definition of "socialism". Could it be that the deepest, most hidden, and most profound meaning of basketball, one that underlies and helps explain its contradictory functions as miseducation and utopian ideal, is—socialism? Unfortunately, few of the people who love teamwork in basketball, which hides their desire for more cooperation in life, which in turn calls for the spread of democracy throughout society, are likely to admit that what they really want—and need—is socialism. For them, the term has been too sullied by the caricatures of socialism found in a few Third World countries, which were too poor for socialist relations to take root, and in our own capitalist media (and what other kind of media are there?), whose owners are too rich to tell the truth on this subject. But if the deepest meaning of basketball is—socialism, then why not exchange the term "socialism" in our discussion of what to do for the term "basketball"?

Our goal? To make all of life as interesting, as fair, as cooperative and as much fun as basketball, whose rules and mode of play would then serve as excellent education for life in such a society. Our motto? "Basketball players of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your coaches, your bosses and your landlords". Now there's a game—and a world—worth celebrating.

https://www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/docs/basketball.php

[Gillipig]

It's not fascist, it's socialist!

The comedian and political activist, Dick Gregory, said, "If democracy is such a good thing, let's have more of it". Seems obvious enough, and that certainly would increase the opportunities for people to cooperate and enjoy the psychic benefits that come with it. But what kind of society is it that "extends democracy into all walks of life"? According to Norman Thomas, a Protestant minister and one-time leader of the American Socialist Party, that's the best possible definition of "socialism". Could it be that the deepest, most hidden, and most profound meaning of basketball, one that underlies and helps explain its contradictory functions as miseducation and utopian ideal, is—socialism? Unfortunately, few of the people who love teamwork in basketball, which hides their desire for more cooperation in life, which in turn calls for the spread of democracy throughout society, are likely to admit that what they really want—and need—is socialism. For them, the term has been too sullied by the caricatures of socialism found in a few Third World countries, which were too poor for socialist relations to take root, and in our own capitalist media (and what other kind of media are there?), whose owners are too rich to tell the truth on this subject. But if the deepest meaning of basketball is—socialism, then why not exchange the term "socialism" in our discussion of what to do for the term "basketball"?

Our goal? To make all of life as interesting, as fair, as cooperative and as much fun as basketball, whose rules and mode of play would then serve as excellent education for life in such a society. Our motto? "Basketball players of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your coaches, your bosses and your landlords". Now there's a game—and a world—worth celebrating.

https://www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/docs/basketball.php

Okay a compromise then, how about nationalist socialist? I think we have a deal here, we know from photo evidence that the great Michael Jordan doesn't mind being associated by them so why should you?