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| Just like the weapon that cut Jamal Khashoggi into pieces |
Normally, I'm all for any athlete making as much money as they can--their careers are often short, can fade in an instant, and they generate untold millions for their corporate overlords. And had the LIV Golf Series originated in Japan or Mexico or Australia I wouldn't have batted an eye as numerous professional golfers bolted the PGA for greener pastures.
But when an association is the brainchild of Saudi Arabia, led by Mohammed bin Salman whose claims to fame include responsibility for the torture and murder (his henchman, the Tiger Squad, literally cut Khashoggi into pieces while he was alive) of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for being critical of Saudi Arabia's piss poor record on human rights, the murder of countless civilians, including women and children, in Yemen with reckless bombing, as well as the crushing of women's rights...something isn't quite right with selling their souls to the highest bidder. And for men who are paid quite handsomely for basically hitting a ball into a hole with a stick, it's unforgivable.
And also note that their spokesman is Ari Fleischer, George W. Bush's former press secretary whose resume includes helping Bush lie America into the Iraq War (5000 dead Americans, 30,0000 wounded, and over a trillion dollars wasted for nothing), helping to out CIA agent Valerie Plame, and defending Bush's use of torture, forever destroying America's credibility on the world stage.
And just because it's not surprising that a bunch of pampered rich boys wouldn't give a fuck about anyone but themselves, doesn't make it any less disgusting.
One does have to wonder, though, how long it will be before some sect, similar to ISIS or Al-Qaeda, takes a dislike to a bunch of rich white boys taking home so much Saudi Arabian cash while their fellow Arabic citizens wallow in poverty and numbing human rights abuse, and decides to take matters into their own hands....
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
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