No, baseball isn't 'woke' for taking All-Star Game out of Georgia

[demmiblue]

I’ve voted in 10 presidential elections. I’ve never waited longer than 30 minutes. Often, it’s been much less than that.

I’ve never had to worry about a ride to my polling place or making it there before it closes — I’m lucky, my job is generally flexible — or had to find someone to watch my sons when they were little; I either went during their school hours if my work allowed or when someone else in the family could cover.

I’ve never had to travel more than 10 minutes to my polling place.

For me, the act of voting has been simple and relatively easy. Because I don’t have to worry about logistics or waiting times. And that’s not fair for the millions of Americans who do.

That inequity in our system is why Major League Baseball is pulling its All-Star game from Atlanta. It doesn’t support Georgia’s new election law.

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So, when MLB pulls its All-Star Game because of a law that makes absentee voting harder and gives more political power over those entrusted to run the elections — Georgia's law does this — it knows it may lose customers.

That’s fine if you disagree with the stance. Just understand baseball has the right to take one. And that sports can’t be separated from the rest of life.

And that voting is much easier for some than for others, and it shouldn't be.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/shawn-windsor/2021/04/04/mlb-all-star-game-georgia-voting-law-sports-politics/7079988002/

[Initech]

1. I am getting to the point where I really hate word "woke".

I just feel like using it in that context is just plain dumb.

[BannonsLiver]

2. It's become a synonym for "uncool" or "lame" in my view.

I don’t think it will age well in the long run.