Kareem Reacts to the News: DeSantis and Carlson Defraud the Public Trust, NBA's Kyrie Irving Is Getting Worse, NFL Huddles Up for Racism, Springsteen's Got Soul, and More https://tinyurl.com/pkvk9rh2 ----原文很长 此篇只截取和NBA相关部分---- Summary: Kyrie Jones (应该是Irving) posted on Instagram a 2002 video clip of Alex Jones expressing a conspiracy theory regarding a “New Word (原文拼错是 World) Order” out to profit on our misery. 摘要:Kyrie在IG限时动态分享一则 一部2002年Alex Jones的"新秩序"的阴谋论影片 注： Alex Jones 是个极右翼份子 常常发表一堆阴谋论因而闻名- My Take: There is some irony in this news item coming right after the previous one about the miseducation of American youth. Because Kyrie Irving’ s thought process is an example of what happens when the education system fails. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 在上一篇谈到美国青年教育後 看到这篇新闻有点讽刺 因为Kyrie的思想过程就是教育体系失败的例子 Last October, I wrote a piece about Kyrie Irving’s refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (“Should We Just ‘Leave Kyrie Alone?”) and why this reckless choice was destructive to the country and especially the Black community where he would be an influential role model. The facts proved that accusation to be true. Irving didn’t care. He continued to promote his anti-vax sentiments—regardless of the cost in lives and health to others— proclaiming himself a “martyr.” Not kidding. 去年十月我曾写一篇 「我们就这样不管Kyrie Irving吗?」的文章 Kyrie Irving拒绝接种疫苗的抉择会破坏这个国家 尤其他具有影响力的黑人社区 事实证明 指控属实 Irving 不在乎 他继续宣扬他的反疫苗情绪 不顾他人的生命和健康代价 并宣称自己是“烈士” 真的不是在开玩笑 We might have just left him alone to stew in his own gelatinous ignorance. Rich and famous people get away with saying dumb things all the time because their money isolates them from consequences. They surround themselves with Yes-people whose job is to confirm whatever hare-brained ideas they have. Yes, sir, Mr. Irving, the Earth has never been flatter. 我们只是让他一个人呆在他自己无知的世界里 有钱有名的人总是说些愚蠢的话 因为他们的钱让他们不用承担後果 他们周围围绕着“赞同”他的人 毕竟他们的工作是认同那些愚蠢的想法 「是的，Mr. Irving，地球从未如此的平坦」 But now Irving is back and more destructive, insensitive, and just plain silly than before. He decided it would be a good idea to post a 2002 video clip from Infowars founder Alex Jones. Yeah, the guy who has been on trial for denying the Sandy Hook shootings and who previously admitted in open court that he’s a performer and his onscreen persona is just a character (that bilks millions of dollars from unaware viewers). The main gist of the clip is a warning about a cabal of international leaders who are secretly releasing plagues on the world from which they can profit. (Of course, we know who really profits from making this claim.) 但现在Irving又回来了 比以前更具破坏性、更麻木不仁、更加愚蠢 他认为分享 Alex Jones 的 2002 年影片是个好主意 是的，那个因否认桑迪胡克枪击案而受审的人 注: Alex Jones曾谎称2012年美国桑迪胡克小学枪击案是一场骗局 是左翼势力为了推动枪枝管制而制造的 但实际上真的造成26位师生死亡 最终被受害家属提告诽谤且须赔偿受害家属- Alex Jones之前在法庭上承认他是一名表演者 那只是萤幕上的一个角色 并从不知情的观众那里骗取了数百万美元 这段影片(Irving转发的影片)的主要内容是警告 「国际领导人们正在秘密地向世界释放瘟疫，所以他们可以从中获利」 当然，我们知道谁能真正从中获利 (这边指Alex Jones) Alex Jones is one of the most despicable human beings alive and to associate with him means you share his stench. Kyrie Irving would be dismissed as a comical buffoon if it weren’t for his influence over young people who look up to athletes. When I look at some of the athletes who have used their status to actually improve society—Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russel, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, and more—it becomes clear how much Irving has tarnished the reputations of all athletes who strive to be seen as more than dumb jocks. Alex Jones是世上最卑鄙的人之一 与他有所交流代表着你分享他的恶行 如果Kyrie Irving不是一位人们仰慕的运动员 他只会被当作是个滑稽的小丑 我看到一些真正利用自身影响力去改善社会的人 例如:Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russel, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe等等 而 Irving 很明显地 在这玷污了这些运动员的名声和努力 Irving does not seem to have the capacity to change, but we have the capacity to keep fighting against his brand of destructive behavior. One way to do that, beyond shaking our heads and nasty tweets, is to write to his sponsors and tell them to drop Irving—or you will drop them. Nike has likely decided not to renew his contract past this season. But he is still sponsored by Pepsi and 2K Sports. (Don’t feel bad for Irving: his career earnings at the end of the 2022-’23 season will be $230 million. That buys a lot of Yes-people.) Irving 似乎没有能力去做改变 但我们有能力与他的行为作斗争 要做到这一点的一种方法 除了摇摇头和推文之外 就是写信给他的赞助商 告诉他们放弃Irving不然就抵制赞助商 NIKE 很可能已经决定在本赛季结束後 不再和 Irving 续约 但他仍然得到百事可乐和2K Sports的赞助 不要为Irving感到难过 他在 2022-23 赛季结束时的职业生涯收入将达到 2.3 亿美元 这可以买到很多“赞同”他的人 --

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