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| You did good Tiger. No politics please. |
The story is that when it became clear that Tiger Woods was
to be the next golf great that the powers that be arranged a round between him
and two of the former golf greats. The rumor is it was Palmer and Nicklaus.
After the round they had a chat. The golf legends recognized Woods' talent and
that he was likely to be the man to beat on the golf course in the
future. The object of the chat was to make sure Woods understood
that as such he represented all of America, not any part of America. Not any
particular part of America, not "black" America, this was emphasized
to him.
What was happening there was an intervention by the ruling
class through two willing mouthpieces. Being part black and extremely popular,
it was a warning to Woods. They did not want another Ali, a Tommie Smith or
John Carlos. They were afraid that Woods might begin to think about the
special oppression of the black people and use his position as a top athlete to
begin to speak out on their behalf. This conversation with these old golfers
was to cut across the possibility of this development.
It worked back then and Woods continues to obey the rules
and keep his mouth shut today. He's been a clothes horse for Nike and other
sports clothing companies making millions of dollars in the process much like
Michael Jordan and others. Jordan, worth over $2 billion, refused to meet
brutalized Vietnamese workers when they came to the US to plead for help
against the horrific conditions they face making shoes and other apparel for
first world consumers. Capitalism at its most savage. It takes talented
athletes and turns them into a brand.
Woods is a friend of Trump and plays golf with him. He was
asked by the media last week about "At a time, especially 2018,
I think a lot of people, especially people of color, immigrants, feel
threatened by him, by his policies, he's thrown himself into sports debates in
terms of race with LeBron James, with the anthem....." one
question began. "He's the president of the United States and you have
to respect the office.." Woods replied, adding, ".....and no
matter who's in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics,
but we all must respect the office."
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| Carlos, Smith and Norman |
Woods also refused to comment on Trumps racial issues. Well
he made Jack Nicklaus happy, "I thought Tiger handled it very
well," Nicklaus said.
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This is why the nationalist card is played in the mass media
that he is disrespecting the flag (a piece of cloth mind you) or veterans.
Kaepernick's stance has nothing to do with flags or veterans but millions of
brainwashed Americans are buying the idea that it does. The force in society
that disrespects veterans the most is the US government and the members of
Congress.
That the ruling class goes through such efforts to demonize
Kaepernick and sent two of its flunkies to make sure Woods never became another
Ali and an influential figure among the most resolute black youth, is a lesson
for all those that claim workers are weak, that the predominantly white racist capitalist
class is invincible. It shows Woods is weak, that's all. Woods and Tom Brady
are made of the same material.
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