re: Twitter people catch ESPN being even more pathetic tonight: Chinese map graphic

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yes, this is a really big political statement.

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Not really. The US doesn’t recognize Taiwan, and some graphics dude pulled an image from somewhere and this was the result. The fact that this isn’t being discussed hardly anywhere should let you know that this isn’t really a big deal

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Really big huh?

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American reaction to the statement has very little to do with the reality that it is a very significant political statement regarding that region. While your average American may not be knowledgeable about it, Taiwan and the other regions relevant care a whole frick ton.

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Taiwan and the other regions relevant care a whole frick ton.

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Specifically about ESPN? Because that’s what this thread was about

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Specifically about ESPN? Because that’s what this thread was about

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The thread is a about a political statement made by ESPN via that map. The center point of discussion is the political statement, which Taiwan certainly cares about the meaning behind said statement. Whether Taiwan and crew pay enough attention to ESPN to get heated over this is another discussion.

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Because China would throw a huge fricking bitch fit. US considers it not worth the headache, but that doesn't address the very delicate nature of the situation over there regarding border disputes.

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You are veering this way off course. We’re discussing ESPN posting the map. I just added that part in there because y’all are acting like it’s some travesty when there are only a handful of nations that recognize the boundaries of Taiwan.


We are discussing a leftist corporation, who supports leftist causes, and is the leftist mouthpiece of some sitting elected US socialist, communist officials. Do you think the Taiwanese people care about the map or the policy more?

you are making some terrific points in this thread

and you are doing a great job

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so how do you feel about the SCS part of that map?

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How do you feel about Taiwan making the exact same claims as mainland China over the entire SCS?

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yall, its a god damned boom alte

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I want to believe there is a world where they are different people and neither are trolls, that's how they actually are.

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You are veering this way off course. We’re discussing ESPN posting the map. I just added that part in there because y’all are acting like it’s some travesty when there are only a handful of nations that recognize the boundaries of Taiwan.

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The overall thread shifted in that direction, hence my comments on it.
It is a travesty in the sense that this is little more than going along with China, but as I said, your average American isn't particularly aware of this topic, much less cares (referring to the border disputes).

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We are discussing a leftist corporation, who supports leftist causes, and is the leftist mouthpiece of some sitting elected US socialist, communist officials. Do you think the Taiwanese people care about the map or the policy more?

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As I implied but didn't explicitly state earlier, I'm not sure how Taiwan feels about this because:
1) We haven't heard them peep up on this
2) I do not recall a precedent in the past of them paying attention to American based companies making political statements that are relevant to them.

At the end of the day, they care about the border dispute, and as long as nations:
1) Stay out of it
2) Side with them
They're good with it. A random corporation in America on the other hand? Beats me.

ETA: I think you and I agree on this more than we both saw earlier in this thread, and I was taking a more high level view approach due to comments on US views on Taiwan and the like, so we likely were on different pages altogether.