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If you understand that one thing, that's what I'm fighting for my son's right to be treated similarly in consideration of his hard work and talents.
MaxE ...
I really didn't want to get into a debate with you because it becomes a no-win situation, but sometimes it is difficult to overlook some messages. You don't seem to want to listen to what others are telling you, even tho you keep telling all of us
what and
how we think ... and expect us to accept it without question. I think that is totally wrong. You need to grant us the same freedom of speech and thought that you are claiming we are trying to deny you.
That being said, I would like to pose a question to you that I think many of us would like the answer to (I am sure I'm not the only one to have checked out your son's bio that is linked to your signature):
why do you continue to imply that your son isn't getting the accolades that he deserves?Many of us have sons who have been overlooked for their talent, who have played in the shadows of other players who became high profile for various reasons (including genetic/familial links that had nothing to do with their talent), who deserved awards and accolades that were awarded elsewhere, who sat the bench even when they were the "best" on the team, who endured ridicule and negativism from players and coaches they had known for years because of someone's perception (or misperception) ... and our sons just keep/kept doing what they do the best, and eventually they succeed(ed) at their own game. It appears, based on what you have listed in your son's bio, that he is also doing just that.
You claim that your son has been the brunt of racial negatives over the course of his life ... and we can't know otherwise. It is his life and your perception. But to imply that we are all a part of a racist attitude that you use to implicate us ... without knowing one darn thing about us personally ... is just plain wrong. Just as we haven't walked in your shoes, neither have you walked in ours. You can't possibly know what drives us all to believe how and what we believe ... and I honestly think that the problem many of us are having with your posts is the sense of hostility you express towards people you don't know at all. You choose to paint us all with a broad brush, and then when we take offense at your comments, you basically tell us that we are wrong.
One of the wonderful things about baseball, from my perspective, is that it is a sport where players can play "on a level playing field", where their talent speaks for itself, and where great things can happen for and to a talented player. I think most of us choose to look at the positives involved instead of dwelling on the negatives, to gleen what we can from the wealth of knowledge and information that appear on this site, in an effort to help our sons as much as humanly possible. But that is not my perception of you, or your purpose for being on this board.
You claimed earlier that you were here to "to promote my son and learn of things that I could do to further his chances" ... and I would suggest that you take yourself (and your seeming desire to dwell on the negatives) out of the equation and look for the benefits at this site instead of using it as your personal bandwagon to protest the injustices you claim have fallen your way ... none of which we were or are responsible for.
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Go Highlanders
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