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AbsolutVT03
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First of all "media" is not a person. "Media" doesn't have a "moral

compass" or any compass for that matter. It's made up of individuals who have their own moral compasses that may or may not align with what their employer promotes. And as I said to someone else obviously the "media" has not been "completely silent". That's you attempting to use hyperbole to make your argument seem stronger than it really is. Here's what it really boils down to. You think the NBA/China relationship is a bigger deal than the golfers and the Saudis. That's fine... but that doesn't really make anyone a "hypocrite" here b/c someone else could argue the opposite (that the LIV/golfer relationship is a bigger deal than the NBA/China). The reason the LIV is getting coverage right now is obviously because it JUST started and is new. It's a "breaking" development and that's always going to get more coverage than something that has been going on for years I mean if you really want to talk hypocritical then you should be criticizing people who buy things from China... but that's pretty much everyone including yourself. Easier to point the finger at the NBA (especially if they hold other views that you disagree with) than look at yourself and your own "moral compass". Like I said... everyone makes compromises and allows double standards to some degree. Human beings only have so much time, energy, and money. They can't protest every injustice everywhere in equal (or even proportional) amounts.
Posted: 06/09/2022 at 06:20 PM ET
(In response to this post by vt90)

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PGA suspends those joining LIV....now things get interesting...**
ME Hokie 07 • 06/09/22 10:09 AM ET
Yep. **
ColoVT82 • 06/09/22 02:30 PM ET
Good...**
Hokebury • 06/09/22 11:57 AM ET
So I just read about the LIV group.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/09/22 11:26 AM ET
Not a "Super League" with 19 of the top 20 still on the PGA Tour
TheNuke • 06/09/22 01:19 PM ET
They have enough money to buy more of them who are willing to be enticed by
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 03:14 PM ET
I agree with the comment below the Saudis are probably much less...
EDGEMAN • 06/09/22 01:05 PM ET
Whether that’s true or not doesn’t even matter. The PGA can’t control what
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:12 PM ET
Meh...PGA affiliates play in both Saudi Arabia and China
vthokieq • 06/09/22 04:32 PM ET
I think we’re arguing on the same side, of course it’s control because
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:49 PM ET
Sure, but you also stated the PGA hasn't taken money from them.
vthokieq • 06/10/22 08:15 AM ET
These "sovereign wealth funds" are huge
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/09/22 12:29 PM ET
I think you need to.......
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 11:35 AM ET
Yeah, that's probably true.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/09/22 11:41 AM ET
I wonder how many American courses are going to host LIV events
hoosnowahokie • 06/09/22 12:15 PM ET
There are 17 players on Korn Ferry or coming from the NCAA
TheNuke • 06/09/22 11:13 AM ET
Unless they get enticed to go directly to the LIV. Guaranteed Money
MCL3 Hokie • 06/09/22 04:10 PM ET
this whole thing reminds me of that doc I saw on counterfeit art. In the
reestuart • 06/09/22 11:09 AM ET
It is a control issue for the PGA...has nothing to do with the Saudis....
vthokieq • 06/09/22 12:37 PM ET
So does the LPGA and European tour. **
MCL3 Hokie • 06/09/22 04:15 PM ET
Tee to green bannination!!**
PhotoHokieNC • 06/09/22 11:03 AM ET
i would say that losing sponsorships would make it more interesting...
HokieDiver • 06/09/22 10:46 AM ET
What's the big deal?
EDGEMAN • 06/09/22 10:22 AM ET
agreed...
hokieone • 06/09/22 10:38 AM ET
The difference is the NBA makes money off of China. Only the golfers are
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:30 PM ET
The outrage was there....
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 03:07 PM ET
For some of us, the outrage will always be there. I don’t watch the NBA.
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:38 PM ET
It has been.....
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 05:09 PM ET
I’m right there with you. Except I stopped watching MLB years ago when
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:43 PM ET
Barnwell Chamblee sneeringly dismisses this line of reasoning. **
ColoVT82 • 06/09/22 02:32 PM ET
See my post above.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/09/22 11:28 AM ET
Agree 100%. This was discussed yesterday. It is just more ridiculous ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 11:02 AM ET
TV ratings of what?**
Brown Water • 06/09/22 12:29 PM ET
News
vt90 • 06/09/22 02:29 PM ET
I noticed Fox News isn't broadcasting the 1/6 hearings tonight. What's up
Brown Water • 06/09/22 08:34 PM ET
I’d tell you but Will or Chris would have to shoot me. Go watch & decide
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:53 PM ET
I only watch the local news for weather now. And Norah O'Donnell every
Brown Water • 06/09/22 04:56 PM ET
I see your Norah ... and raise you an Emily
vt90 • 06/09/22 05:28 PM ET
Unfortunately, I think Emily Compagno is married but if she gets divorced
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:58 PM ET
It's not really hypocritical or a double standard though. The PGA Tour is
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 12:19 PM ET
Then why do we not read about the NBA and China?
hokieone • 06/09/22 01:05 PM ET
"Cancel culture" is yet another term that has become completely meaningless
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:09 PM ET
First off, show me where I supported the LIV tour.
hokieone • 06/10/22 08:29 AM ET
You literally just did support it. Both in this post and the post when you
AbsolutVT03 • 06/10/22 02:22 PM ET
The difference is the NBA profits from China. The PGA doesn’t get paid by
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:51 PM ET
China has bought their way into news organizations, the NBA...
EDGEMAN • 06/09/22 01:14 PM ET
+1 "whataboutism" and false equivalences almost always means
Vippie1 • 06/09/22 12:41 PM ET
Like many things it seems to have gotten so much worse in the last 5-6
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:13 PM ET
It is hypocritical when the same media that criticizes golfers for ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 12:26 PM ET
First of all "media" is not a person. "Media" doesn't have a "moral ◄
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:20 PM ET
Just curious, do you still own Disney stock?
vthokieq • 06/09/22 01:08 PM ET
Yes ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 01:27 PM ET
So your moral compass is literally the exact same as that of...
Gobbler-100 • 06/09/22 03:48 PM ET
Not something I am proud of, however ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 04:01 PM ET
In other words, your hypocrisy is justified bc... well it's you. But all
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:11 PM ET
Good grief. You want to pay my high 5 figures of capital gains taxes?
vt90 • 06/09/22 06:20 PM ET
It does make you a hypocrite. I didn't bring up your finances nor did I
AbsolutVT03 • 06/10/22 02:05 PM ET
I get your points & agree with you politically. I’m also not judging your
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 05:19 PM ET
Depending on.....
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 08:25 PM ET
I knew that happened in real estate but I wasn’t sure about stocks. Thanks**
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 11:11 PM ET
Well...Mickelson is a jackass to put it mildly. He deserves to be called
JKHokie-RunFor32 • 06/09/22 10:55 AM ET
You misspelled Bubba Watson. There's a real horse's a$$**
MCL3 Hokie • 06/09/22 04:08 PM ET
Hmmm, I heard just the opposite. The only info was second hand…
Twelfth Man • 06/09/22 11:29 AM ET
Phil is a totally different person to strangers. It's why he's a crowd
hoosnowahokie • 06/09/22 12:07 PM ET
What I have heard, too**
HokieDiver • 06/09/22 01:16 PM ET
Mickelson.......
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 12:13 PM ET
Why do you care what kind of person he is?**
PhotoHokieNC • 06/09/22 11:05 AM ET
I don't like people that treat others like crap and as beneath them
JKHokie-RunFor32 • 06/09/22 03:11 PM ET
Pot kettle.**
PhotoHokieNC • 06/09/22 04:38 PM ET
It's not like they're begging them for oil. **
HokieGator • 06/09/22 10:43 AM ET
That’s really pathetic & now they are talking to Venezuela, too. 🤯**
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 05:26 PM ET