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merrily

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48. Actually, tthat is not how I took your OP.

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 08:53 AM

Apr 2014

This is your OP.

Imagine if all this time dedicated to basketball was allocated to Piketty's new book
We would change the economic debate.

The OP does not say that the Sterling story is unimportant or less important than Piketty's book or vice versa. It does not say that either less time or more time should be devoted to Piketty's book than to Sterling's bigotry.

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Imagine if all this time dedicated to basketball was allocated to Piketty's new book [View all] malaise Apr 2014 OP

Maybe Piketty should tell some attractive young woman... Motown_Johnny Apr 2014 #1

LMAO CrispyQ Apr 2014 #5

ROFL malaise Apr 2014 #8

LOL! m-lekktor Apr 2014 #11

Ha..ha. Cleita Apr 2014 #13

I thought it was more about racism than basketball. bluedigger Apr 2014 #2

The discussion is important malaise Apr 2014 #9

No argument there. bluedigger Apr 2014 #18

Imagine. Cleita Apr 2014 #3

He gave me the idea malaise Apr 2014 #10

Climate change? You commie or 'thing? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #23

I've just started reading it Warpy Apr 2014 #4

It's my summer project malaise Apr 2014 #12

It is on list. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #25

Why do you think the old news of his racism is new news now? DJ13 Apr 2014 #6

As a man I know likes to say malaise Apr 2014 #14

Thats right? DJ13 Apr 2014 #16

Ha malaise Apr 2014 #17

DING! DING! DING! WE HAVE A WINNAH!!!!!!!! socialist_n_TN Apr 2014 #43

I just got the Kindle edition from Amazon. drm604 Apr 2014 #7

You must be heading on a very long trip malaise Apr 2014 #15

Lol, I don't plan on reading it all during one morning commute. drm604 Apr 2014 #19

Cool malaise Apr 2014 #20

ACTUALLY what happened in basketball involves someone whose life portray Piketty's explanations nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #21

Americans don't need no Frog telling us how to run our economy. We just turn to super Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2014 #22

Imagine if all this time dedicated to all sports was allocated to the issues that affect all of us. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #24

I have had that argument with my sports entranced relatives nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #26

I don't understand why people get so emotionally attached to sports teams. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #27

I don't either. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #29

Not only sports. Celebrities of all kinds. merrily Apr 2014 #30

+infinity Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #31

Sports has its place malaise Apr 2014 #32

Our mainstream media is too complicit, corrupt and lazy to laser in on economic issues. merrily Apr 2014 #28

Good post malaise Apr 2014 #33

Thanks! merrily Apr 2014 #34

It has gotten a fair bit of coverage in the media BainsBane Apr 2014 #36

Thanks, but I am confident in the general accuracy of my prior post. merrily Apr 2014 #38

Seems to me you're expecting news coverage and thoughtful analysis BainsBane Apr 2014 #40

Not at all. Bieber and his like are covered on so-called news programs as well as on merrily Apr 2014 #42

No, I mean MSNBC, CNN and Fox BainsBane Apr 2014 #45

I was not speaking about them. merrily Apr 2014 #46

No, of course not BainsBane Apr 2014 #49

Actually, I did not exclude anything but public television. merrily Apr 2014 #55

Racism is hardly a petty issue BainsBane Apr 2014 #35

^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ProfessorGAC Apr 2014 #39

That is not what the OP says at all. merrily Apr 2014 #47

Where did I suggest that it was inconsequential? malaise Apr 2014 #41

Your OP presents the Sterling matter as undeserving of attention BainsBane Apr 2014 #44

Actually, tthat is not how I took your OP. merrily Apr 2014 #48

Thanks merrily malaise Apr 2014 #54

It's up to us to use it to change debate. mmonk Apr 2014 #37

I'm thinking it would be a bit more complicated The2ndWheel Apr 2014 #50

It was time dedicated to racism, not basketball frazzled Apr 2014 #51

Fortunately, it's not a zero-sum game. Brickbat Apr 2014 #52

Not to worry. Rachel or Ed will get it back in the news. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #53

Piketty's book is a huge best-seller. Amazon sold out of the hardcover version. kwassa Apr 2014 #56