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NBA News<p>Readers say new Thunder arena should bigger, less costly <a href="https://www.rawchili.com/nba/195819/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawchili.com/nba/195819/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Basketball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Basketball</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/City" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>City</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enforcement</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBA</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Neutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutral</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OklahomaCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OklahomaCity</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OklahomaCityThunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OklahomaCityThunder</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OklahomaCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OklahomaCity</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OklahomaCityThunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OklahomaCityThunder</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OverallNeutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNeutral</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Public</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PublicOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOpinion</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Thunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunder</span></a></p>
BrunoMcGee<p>Can we start a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> campaign here in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> with the slogan "Close the Camps" ? Just effing close them.<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CloseTheCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloseTheCamps</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ImmigrationRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationRights</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>

I can't help but wonder if there wasn't a #CostOfLiving #crisis, fears over precarious #employment and we had well funded #public services - #Schools , #SocialCare , #Transport etc a lot more people wouldn't give two shits about how many #immigrants they saw in town or even where coming over via boats, or whether they have correct documentation to be here

I'm aware of a core of people who have always been racist/bigoted, but they can often be worn down by sheer force of numbers and as they get older and dependent on carers (who are very often black/brown) they tend to change their tune quicker than younger folk - and even the youth tend to avoid overt bigotry when their friend circle and subcultures they are involved in are #multicultural ...

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@bones0 don't get me wrong, just collectively #thinking loud, the #alternative a #China #dictatorship is also no #alternative, but actually #China played it's card very well, extracting all #knowhow from #greedy #western #companies of #democracy countries, copying them, doing the same cheaper, winning #competition game (#greed -> #stupidity = bad)

imho #key is in how #money is created and what is then used for

#China got loads of #public banks, how many does #UK + #USA + #Canada have? Zero?