Victor Wembanyama ignored the safe PR script and publicly condemned the killing of civilians by ICE, despite being a foreign player in a country where the Trump administration has targeted immigrants who speak out. While politicians hide behind talking points and cowardice, a 22-year-old NBA star used his platform to say what should be obvious: state violence against civilians is not acceptable. The “Republicans buy sneakers too” era is dying, and Wemby looks like the kid willing to bury it. Ring of Fire's Josh G. explains.
Good for him ! Remember when the U.S. used to pity people in Eastern bloc countries for having to be careful what they said about their governments ? Remember when we bragged about the "freedom of speech" here ?
