I am inspired and in awe of athletes who are truly courageous in speaking out on civil rights.
Not the NFL kneelers who score a big Nike contract for shoes made by ChiCom political and social prisoners. Not NBA race-baiters who tweet out cop hate from the comfort of their mansions in gated communities with high walls. That's cowardice not courage.
The Iranian soccer team protested the mullah fascist state under which they labor by not joining their national anthem at the World Cup. This is bravery. This is courage.
This is about ACTUAL "systemic oppression" by OFFICIAL state totalitarian policy in Iran. Not snowflake-driven narratives that that "math is racist" or "daylight savings victimizes marginalized communities" - you know, crap.
The Iranian players stand to be arrested, tried, imprisoned, tortured, even executed when they return to Tehran.
Women's rights? Gay rights? Children's rights? Right to speak and assemble? Religious freedom, or to be non-religious too? All that has been unheard of in Iran for 50 years.
The Iranian people are brilliant, secular, ingenious, and - yes - oppressed. Many friends there. Much affection for them. Much hope for the success of the protests to overturn the fascist state.
The Iranian World Cup footballers are the badass athletes. The virtue-signaling multi-millionaire NFL and NBA wankers have nothing on these guys.
Nothing but shame, that is.
