I’ve refrained from going here to date but I’ve honestly had enough of @chambleebrandel & his intolerance. I *rarely* use the term “bigot” with people for various reasons but here’s the definition: “A person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.” That’s him re: LIV. I’ve studied bigotry most of my life trying to understand it. The evidence comes out about his bigotry every time he talks about LIV. Why? He’s unreasonable. He attaches EVERYTHING related to #LIVGolf to “atrocities” in Saudi Arabia when anyone with a brain can see the difference. Every country/govt has its undesirable side, and I promise you I can give you 100x things 🇺🇸 govt has done that dwarfs any “atrocity” 🇸🇦 has committed. But that’s dragging down the golf conversation into the mud where he wants it to be because it conflates facts & distracts from the golf issues - his intention. It’s classic deflection. It’s this SAME mentality that demonized and vilified Black Americans over the years [insert any group really, I just speak from 1st hand knowledge here]. I’ve studied how Black Americans have an alleged “propensity for violence” from racist bigots. Have Black Americans committed violent acts? Yes. This is partially based on things that have happened. But you cannot indict me or an entire people or attach those incidents to everything associated with said collective group. It’s not right. It’s not fair. THAT’S BIGOTRY. And it’s gotta be called out. I think he’s blinded by his own bigotry. There’s no tolerance, only intolerance. There’s no opportunity for learning, only pontification. There’s no empathy, just hate. His belief: KSA is “evil” and anything attached to it or influenced by it HAS to be evil too. Why? It’s unreasonable. Look, golf is a very small part of a larger equation in the Middle East in general. It’s demonization of a group based on things THAT ARE UNRELATED TO GOLF! We all (collectively) need to be better than this mentality, actively rebuke this mentality, and stick to the golf. Golf Lovers are THE reason LIV Golf has financing. I know this. This is a fact. It’s why PIF wanted to be involved in the Euro Tour. Asian Tour. PGL. PGAT. Now LIV. Yasir has integrity - there’s nothing he’s said that he hasn’t done. Ask anyone at LIV that. Ask anyone that’s worked for him about that. Ask Jimmy Dunne about that (he testified under oath). That matters to him. That matters to me. Will Brandel investigate to develop a deeper understanding? No because it might destroy his bigotry. Take a page from Mr. Dunne. Judge people on THEIR merits. Honestly, most of the leadership in the golf establishment has very little integrity at this point. Look at Jay Monahan - do you think he has a shred of integrity left at this point? Remember ALL of golf’s governing bodies backed HIM and his lies. The PGAT Board/SSG STILL backs him. Personally I don’t trust a word he says, why should I? That’s who we (golf fans) should support? No. I refuse. And for someone who claims to be a Christian - Christianity is built on the premise of tolerance - this intolerance is not Christ-like at all. Yet he wants to question the Christianity of folks associated with LIV? So he’s judgmental AND intolerant? 🧐 The worst part? HE IS NOT A MORAL AUTHORITY. He is no saint. Where’s his accountability for things he’s done?Where’s his integrity? He allegedly creates hostile environments. This classifies. If I was him, I certainly would not be passing judgment on others so cavalierly but he continues to do it every time he talks about LIV. My assessment: this is bigotry. My hope is that he can change. Why I’m bringing this to attention now. Can he become an advocate for change that he believes in, in Saudi rather than continually passing judgment? Christianity says that’s the path & I hope he changes his ways.
@ProGolfCritic @chambleebrandel There you go, disagree and you’re a bigot??
@ProGolfCritic @chambleebrandel Am big boxing fan and for some reasons the animosity towards boxers fighting in SA is near ineligible compared to LIV signed golfers. May i add the some reason the USA media is hostile towards LIV golf while Australia media largely accepts it .
@ProGolfCritic @chambleebrandel Extremely well put together 👏🏽
@ProGolfCritic @chambleebrandel As a person of colour, I love this and something that needed to be said about Chamblee. But it also includes every anti-LIV individual because all their attacks and reasoning has been full of racism and bigotry.
@ProGolfCritic @chambleebrandel Brandel = Intolerant