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The pics in here are indeed terrific.
It's the difficult part of international politics. We should, you're right. We will immediately be in the hottest Cold War imaginable with China, or worse.
This is often the difficult part of domestic politics as well. Plenty of things that ten year old me would wish for. Over 40 me says no thanks. Really not much different. We are passing on what is right morally because it is wrong practically and economically for us.
Agreed. Balance and compromise and what sacrifices you're willing to make for gain in other areas all make it complicated. Both home and abroad.
Yank, we've been in a cold war struggle with China since 1949. Then what has been the policy for decades. Then keep pushing for democracy.
I don't think anyone who has been following China (or Russia) should be surprised. Control of information and pressure on corporate entities trying to do business there has been a practice for some time. This is just a situation where it has burst into the open.
I think most do.
I would like to see Nike up their presence on this. I understand why they're not. But it doesn't seem to fit with their other marketing.
Well the majority of Nike products are made in China and Vietnam. Last year Nike`s China revenue was $1.6 billion up almost 20% from the previous year. That puts it ahead of the traditionally strong markets of Latin America, where revenue for the past quarter was $1.3 billion, up only 3%.
For sure. Totally get all that and that's what I mean when I say I understand why.
That is the caveat for people like Pops, Kerr and even James and others who are so fast to speak out on social topics yet when it impacts their life or possible their paychecks and bottom line they are strangely silent. It is easy to be an activist and tell others what they should do if it does not affect your own life. We will see..somehow I think eventually one of them will take a stand, Pops is 70 years old and near the end of his career so I am guessing he might.
I created it. And for me, it's Nike. It's their message. They've had this angle for a while. https://weartesters.com/nike-launches-risk-everything-ad-campaign/
Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant the original campaign, not the one that makes light of what an individual does for rights as opposed to a multi-national global corporation.
For the original, I think it was both. Certainly they're promoting Kaepernick as an athlete giving an example of making a sacrifice for a goal they believe in.
I 100% agree on this! I think Nike was using Kaepernick to be good by association, to pretend they had his values when they do not!
Joe I was just reading the terrific thread by Adam Harstad - which was in response to this also terrific thread - and it brought to mind something that occurred to me when I read this post a while back.
Thanks @SaintsInDome2006 I think you're right in it seems like some of these megastars only want things to go one way. They want the benefits without the responsibility.
And how quickly the NBA squashed it. And how fans who think the NFL should tell its players to shut up and play seem to be finally understanding the implications of what it means to tell players that.
