June 22 Return

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My point is it is proven that Africans and Latin/South Americans are some of the best players in the world! So why is that not reflected in our your soccer system???? Pure elitism and exclusion that’s why!

Yeah - I have the same question. I do see more diverse teams at professional level but not youth for the exact reason you said. "Pure Elitism and Exclusion".

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Your implication is those that are systemically oppressed do not teach their kids to be self sufficient. Have you ever been stopped multiple times by the police just because you drive a nice car. Or have had trouble getting a taxi in the city just because of the color of your skin.
Your reality is different from there reality, so conflating self sufficiency with systemic racism is ignorant at best.

Yeah, when i was a kid, out late, driving aimlessly, i got pulled over a few times. Guess what? I am white. I wasn't up to no good or doing anything wrong, but when we were out late, we also avoided routes known to be frequented by cops to avoid getting hassled. Are you suggesting that cops stop doing routine checks in high-crime neighborhoods (or elsewhere)? YOU DONT THINK! You think everyone can do whatever they want whenever they want without scrutiny .... and it isnt because of skin color. Kids driving around at 2 am without purpose could be coming home from the late shift .... or out causing trouble, casing houses and cars, looking for drugs ... whatever .... is it a big deal to get pulled over, show a license and then drive away. 99.99999999% of everyone that gets pulled over and questioned drive away without issue. Stop focusing on the .00000001%. Sorry, I am a white guy that grew up in an urban area .... every kid was suspect, regardless of their skin color.

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As a black man I can tell you this is what the problem is with my brothers and sisters. This guy and his post.

We have to stop with getting fooled by the liberals pushing white privilege, all cops are bad, everyone is racist. This country has done more to wipe out racism and provide a path of freedom and opportunity then any other in the world. We need to start looking at the real problems and what following democrats for years has done to our communities. More and more of us are seeing the true evil of the left and they are in panic mode not to lose control of us.

"it is about the least of us",(matthew 25:45) White privilege? and self sufficiency are not antithetical to one another. You are confusing the two. You don't use one as an excuse not to pull yourself up, on the contrary, you let it drive you. Pretending it doesn't exist is like pretending i can get a taxi in the middle of manhattan just like my white brothers and sisters

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"it is about the least of us",(matthew 25:45) White privilege? and self sufficiency are not antithetical to one another. You are confusing the two. You don't use one as an excuse not to pull yourself up, on the contrary, you let it drive you. Pretending it doesn't exist is like pretending i can get a taxi in the middle of manhattan just like my white brothers and sisters

That is my point .... if a perceived grievance (real or not) is not a motivator, then nothing can fix the problem. People have to pull themselves up, often with local help, but anyone that thinks the local, state, or federal governments are the answer, should visit a DMV and wonder why they can't even fix that hot mess. Like sports, life's successes are up to individuals ..... if we are all equals, then there really are no success stories are there? We would all be exactly the same, living in our 2 BR, 2 BA flat with 1.1 children a cat, and a dog.

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Then start a free soccer program in Camden and see who shows up.

Typical rich liberal response...only worried about their own backyard!

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Yeah, when i was a kid, out late, driving aimlessly, i got pulled over a few times. Guess what? I am white. I wasn't up to no good or doing anything wrong, but when we were out late, we also avoided routes known to be frequented by cops to avoid getting hassled. Are you suggesting that cops stop doing routine checks in high-crime neighborhoods (or elsewhere)? YOU DONT THINK! You think everyone can do whatever they want whenever they want without scrutiny .... and it isnt because of skin color. Kids driving around at 2 am without purpose could be coming home from the late shift .... or out causing trouble, casing houses and cars, looking for drugs ... whatever .... is it a big deal to get pulled over, show a license and then drive away. 99.99999999% of everyone that gets pulled over and questioned drive away without issue. Stop focusing on the .00000001%. Sorry, I am a white guy that grew up in an urban area .... every kid was suspect, regardless of their skin color.

Simply tone deaf to compare your experience as a kid to one of a professional person of color. There is truly no hope. I bet you have lots of problems getting cabs in the city too.

LOL

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Yeah - I have the same question. I do see more diverse teams at professional level but not youth for the exact reason you said. "Pure Elitism and Exclusion".

Amen brother! But will the white rich parents that sustain the pay to play elitist model (even their league is named “Elite”) see and accept the truth?

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That is my point .... if a perceived grievance (real or not) is not a motivator, then nothing can fix the problem. People have to pull themselves up, often with local help, but anyone that thinks the local, state, or federal governments are the answer, should visit a DMV and wonder why they can't even fix that hot mess. Like sports, life's successes are up to individuals ..... if we are all equals, then there really are no success stories are there? We would all be exactly the same, living in our 2 BR, 2 BA flat with 1.1 children a cat, and a dog.

We are not talking politics, we are talking systemic racism, I got out , most of my family did not. Again one can acknowledge self sufficiency and white privilege at the same time. To pretend that it doesn't exist is just crazy.

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We are not talking politics, we are talking systemic racism, I got out , most of my family did not. Again one can acknowledge self sufficiency and white privilege at the same time. To pretend that it doesn't exist is just crazy.

Why do I have to help them though? Why dont you? My brothers arent as well off as my wife and I either. I dont think we all have to be the same and have the same assets.

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Simply tone deaf to compare your experience as a kid to one of a professional person of color. There is truly no hope. I bet you have lots of problems getting cabs in the city too.

LOL

Because you have a problem getting a cab doesnt mean you are special ... welcome to the city. Are there no justifiable reasons that some people feel the way they do? If skin color truly warrants special laws and considerations, dont you expect that people are also entitled to feel that skin color actually does then matter? Sorry, my own impressions growing up in an urban area were that the police ttied to take notice of everything and especially unusual activity .... i honestly dont think cops get out of bed every morning hoping to kill or mame a black person. Why do you feel that way. You have a better chance of winning the lottery than being killed by a police officer .... doesnt make all all black people lottery winners does it, and they certainly aren't all targets of white people or police. Perhaps we should all worry a little more about our own small pieces of the pie and what we can control rather than trying to control everything and everyone for our own personal gains.

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Because you have a problem getting a cab doesnt mean you are special ... welcome to the city. Are there no justifiable reasons that some people feel the way they do? If skin color truly warrants special laws and considerations, dont you expect that people are also entitled to feel that skin color actually does then matter? Sorry, my own impressions growing up in an urban area were that the police ttied to take notice of everything and especially unusual activity .... i honestly dont think cops get out of bed every morning hoping to kill or mame a black person. Why do you feel that way. You have a better chance of winning the lottery than being killed by a police officer .... doesnt make all all black people lottery winners does it, and they certainly aren't all targets of white people or police. Perhaps we should all worry a little more about our own small pieces of the pie and what we can control rather than trying to control everything and everyone for our own personal gains.

Thank you for showing us who you are. I believe if all racist came out into the light , we would be better off. Most do not have the courage that you do. This is America!

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Why do I have to help them though? Why dont you? My brothers arent as well off as my wife and I either. I dont think we all have to be the same and have the same assets.

huh? you seem to be way off point

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If this is the new date why are clubs training and practicing already and how is that allowed? I guess the whole guideline thing is just a guideline not actually followed or enforced.

NO clubs have been training. As a business / club they have to follow any guidelines or rules, no matter how insane or unconstitutional or useless they are.

That being said, Club trainers and coaches ARE and have been training kids from day 1 of the lockdown. If your player is dedicated and top notch, he / she will not want to / or be able to lay around and watch Netflix / play video games for 3 months and then return to the field and pick up where he / she left off.

Many parents / players are fearful of what they have seen on TV / News and will NOT go outside or let their kids be around other kids and that is their choice. It is (was) a free country and parents are responsible for protecting their children, keeping their own families safe.

NJ is opening up now and restrictions being loosened, so official training / events will start to be scheduled with whatever crazy steps that need to be in place.

That being said, the bigger threat to your family now is armed, well funded, agitated gangs of criminals and thugs assaulting, damaging, setting fire, looting, basically raping and pillaging almost every major city in america. Your police and govorners, who were fine arresting you and threatening you for being on the beach or walking in the park, will do NOTHING to protect you from this illegal activity. NJ has been pretty chill so far but if you keep your finger on the pulse, you can see people are agitating and organizing here as well so please keep yourself informed of where these riots will take place and keep away

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Thank you for showing us who you are. I believe if all racist came out into the light , we would be better off. Most do not have the courage that you do. This is America!

Standard answer ..... I dont like what you are saying so you must be a racist. Got it! All non-blacks should have 50% of their paychecks garnished and given to black america .... if that isnt enough still, we will take more.

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Standard answer ..... I dont like what you are saying so you must be a racist. Got it! All non-blacks should have 50% of their paychecks garnished and given to black america .... if that isnt enough still, we will take more.

lol keep talking, you are doing fine.