Re: [Marxism] Bonds Hits No. 756 to Break Hank Aaron's Record

[Danielle Ni Dhighe <danielle@xxxxxxxx>]

At 04:40 AM 8/8/2007, Naveen Jaganathan wrote:
 >Perhaps the vitriol rampant in sports radio and commentary
 >is not something our friend across the pond is subjected to
 >in his daily commute to work and back

1. It should be "her" not "his".

2. I reside in the US.

 >I for one am thrilled with Bond's homerun, as a sports fan, and as
 >someone who believes in social justice.  He struck one out of the
 >park for all of us!

I stand by what I said.  Racism is not the prime motivator for 
criticism of Barry Bonds.  It may be for a loud minority of his 
critics, but the majority of the criticism I'm hearing isn't rooted 
in racism but rather in the suspicion that Bonds may have cheated his 
way to the top and wrongfully dethroned Hank Aaron as the home run 
king.  This is from talking and listening to *people* rather than the 
skewed world of sports radio.

I think Walter's argument boils down to this: any criticism of Barry 
Bonds is racist.  I find that offensive and even idiotic.  I'd also 
argue that it has nothing to do with Marxism, and as usual Walter is 
misusing this list.

Danielle Ni Dhighe
Coordinating Committee Member
Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America
danielle@xxxxxxxx - http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html


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