10-25-2019, 01:22 PM
** 25-Oct-2019 World View: Charles Barkley: Pence needs to shut the hell up
Yesterday I posted a message about Mike Pence's speech harshly
criticizing China's property theft and human rights record, such as
its arrest of priests and other religious clerics, and its
imprisonment and enslavement of millions of Muslim Uighurs in East
Turkistan (Xinjiang Province).
Pence also criticized the NBA for kowtowing to China's demands not to
speak, saying, "In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and
silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly owned
subsidiary of the authoritarian regime."
Former NBA star Charles Barkley responded as follows:
Several commentators have noted the hyprocrisy that Barkley feels free
to criticize Pence (and Trump) in the most hostile terms with
impunity, but is demanding that no one be permitted to criticize
China.
https://sports.yahoo.com/charles-barkley...26523.html
Yesterday I posted a message about Mike Pence's speech harshly
criticizing China's property theft and human rights record, such as
its arrest of priests and other religious clerics, and its
imprisonment and enslavement of millions of Muslim Uighurs in East
Turkistan (Xinjiang Province).
Pence also criticized the NBA for kowtowing to China's demands not to
speak, saying, "In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and
silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly owned
subsidiary of the authoritarian regime."
Former NBA star Charles Barkley responded as follows:
Quote: "Vice President Pence needs to shut the hell up,
number one. All American companies are doing business in China. I
thought the criticism of commissioner Silver and LeBron James was
unfair. Daryl Morey — who I like — he can say whatever he wants
to. But there are consequences.
I don’t understand why these holier-than-thou politicians — if
they’re so worried about China, why don’t they stop all
transactions with China? President Trump has been talking about
and arguing with tariffs for China for the last two years. I think
it’s unfair for them to do all their business in China and just
because this thing happens try to make the NBA and our players
look bad. All American companies do business in
China. Period."
Several commentators have noted the hyprocrisy that Barkley feels free
to criticize Pence (and Trump) in the most hostile terms with
impunity, but is demanding that no one be permitted to criticize
China.
https://sports.yahoo.com/charles-barkley...26523.html
