Commentary In a brazen act of cultural imperialism, Major League Baseball withdrew the 2021 All Star-Game from Atlanta. Why make such a drastic change mere months before the great game? COVID? No. A failure of Atlanta to adequately prepare for the game? No. MLB flexed its financial muscles to punish Georgia for passing a voting rights law that did not suit the sensibilities of it Woke leadership. MLB’s action is a step beyond what we have seen heretofore. When North Carolina passed a law requiring people to use public restrooms in government facilities consistent with their biological sex several years ago, the corporatocracy screamed, “Transphobia!” and instigated a boycott of the state—eventually coercing lawmakers into moderating state policy. At least in the North Carolina case, the terms of the law were well understood. Not so in Georgia. MLB isn’t punishing Georgia for what is in the law, but for the …
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