Is John Rocker vindicated?
In a December 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, professional baseball player John Rocker was asked if he would ever play for the NY Mets or Yankees. He responded:
[quote]I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-wracking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?
Now a certain amount of diversity (10-15%) is good because it keeps the culture vibrant and dynamic, but an excess amount of diversity (20%+) kills the dominate culture, ruining life for everyone. Having a common culture units a people into working collectively together for common purpose. If the people in a society have nothing in common they start to view each other as adversaries so they stop cooperating. Then things start breaking down. So it's imperative there be a dominate culture rather than a splintered culture. But per usual, the Left wants an excess amount of diversity, while the Right doesn't want any.
Anyhow, the media and some baseball fans gave Rocker a bunch of crap for expressing his views about NYC's decline, but his views were valid. NYC was sparkling in previous eras. There are many reasons for the decline. He oversimplified, but didn't deserve the negative reaction he got. Instead of having the uncomfortable discussion of why NYC declined, the media and fans chose character assassination because it was quick, easy, and most importantly they could wipe their hands of the issue and not have to think about it anymore.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 48 | April 9, 2023 1:08 AM
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Of course, a DLer would want to fuck this piece of shit.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | April 8, 2023 5:59 PM
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BDE, BDF and a big dick between his legs.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | April 8, 2023 6:00 PM
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And just a big dick in general, R4.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 8, 2023 6:04 PM
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It's always funny to me when gays think someone with that much hate for people, makes an exception for 'mos. The only ones who make that exception are white, racist gays themselves who are so desperate for the approval of the John Rockers of the world. Self-loathing fool.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | April 8, 2023 6:05 PM
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Can I just "hate FUCK" the racist cracker? Seriously!!
He's the type that says. "No I don't wanna, then sucks ur cock like a Hoover" I love closet cases like Miss Rocker
by Anonymous | reply 9 | April 8, 2023 6:26 PM
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In 2022 New York had about the same amount of murders it did in the early 60s. Crime is not out of control there, in spite of what you bigots want to believe
Oh, and John Rocker is vile
by Anonymous | reply 10 | April 8, 2023 6:32 PM
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R10, and let's just ignore the fact that per capita, cities in red state shitholes have far more crime...and if they want to simply say it's because there are more black people, then just look at how the state Republicans who get money from those of us who live in "crime-ridden" NYC, choose to misappropriate that money . See: Volleyball court/Brett Farve getting money meant for poor people in MS.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 8, 2023 6:58 PM
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John Rocker is a homophobe and a racist
by Anonymous | reply 13 | April 8, 2023 7:00 PM
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R13 Such insight. I don't know why they don't hire you for professor of sociology.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | April 8, 2023 7:17 PM
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[quote] Having a common culture units a people into working collectively together for common purpose.
We here at the DL are uniting in the common purpose of getting you some fucking English lessons.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | April 8, 2023 7:17 PM
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1999 John Rocker looks like he'd throw a good fuck, even though he sounds like a horrible person...
by Anonymous | reply 16 | April 8, 2023 7:18 PM
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Maybe (but I highly doubt it) the self-identifying 'queers' will see why we don't want this term brought back. Or that bullshit cop out "we're reclaiming it" derp.
No, it's nasty then and it's nasty now to be called queer.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | April 8, 2023 7:19 PM
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Always thought it was odd that he took the subway to Shea Stadium instead of a car service.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | April 8, 2023 7:23 PM
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[quote]Having a common culture units a people into working collectively together for common purpose.
WTF does this even mean? I want one of you people to define "culture" because we are witnessing conservative "culture" right now where a WHITE member of a southern statehouse who urinated in another member's seat is now in leadership, another is a sexual assaulter of underage girls and another engaged in domestic violence, but young black men who speak out on behalf of dead, white Christian children are silenced.
So define which culture you mean.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | April 8, 2023 7:25 PM
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Is this the one with the fabulous ass DL was lusting over for so long?
by Anonymous | reply 20 | April 8, 2023 7:26 PM
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He didn't, r18. He took the team bus like all out-of-town teams.
He was just making bullshit racist/homophobic stereotypes. He never set his inbred hick southern ass on a subway.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | April 8, 2023 7:26 PM
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I jerked off so much to his pictures in the paper.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | April 8, 2023 7:26 PM
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No, r20, that was Anthony Recker.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | April 8, 2023 7:27 PM
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[quote]Anthony Recker
That's gotta be some sweet stuff.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | April 8, 2023 7:32 PM
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OP = MTG. Sorry, Large Marge, we still don't want to grab your shenis.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | April 8, 2023 7:34 PM
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He looks like whatever he looks like, but that ass is from perennial national-murder-capital contender Macon, Georgia talking about CRIME . . . oh, my sides.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | April 8, 2023 7:35 PM
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Hmmm the last mention of what he’s up to on Wikipedia says he’s writing for Worldnetdaily. So fuck him!
by Anonymous | reply 29 | April 8, 2023 7:41 PM
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Wasn’t he once on Survivor?
by Anonymous | reply 30 | April 8, 2023 7:44 PM
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You forgot the word "an" after his last name, R24.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | April 8, 2023 7:45 PM
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[quote]writing for Worldnetdaily.
Says it all. I mean do you need anymore proof that the morons on the right who scream about celebrities having political opinions are so desperate to have celebs on their side that they will take any washed up loser they can find, including a complete meathead ex-jock.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | April 8, 2023 7:48 PM
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John Rocker was not a good person, but 20 years ago he was fucking hot. He's not the first bad person who people wanted to have sex with and he won't be the last. I am kind of curious what he looks like now, but then I kinda don't.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | April 8, 2023 7:49 PM
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[quote]do you need anymore proof
Oh, dear!
by Anonymous | reply 34 | April 8, 2023 7:50 PM
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LOL, I deserved that, R34.
any more*
by Anonymous | reply 35 | April 8, 2023 7:51 PM
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Murder rate is 40% HIGHER in Trump supporting states than in Biden supporting states
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 36 | April 8, 2023 7:55 PM
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I don't know who's more of a human shit-stain. OP or John Rocker.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | April 8, 2023 8:04 PM
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It's a weekend, it's time for our trolls to get itchy fingers.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | April 8, 2023 8:11 PM
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I have become him, except the queer. I don’t use gay slurs. I would say some hard left gay asshole who’s belittling me because I’m white and gay, something like that.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | April 8, 2023 8:28 PM
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R39, now try that again like you passed middle school. Your syntax is shit.
And there is no sizeable "hard left," fool. Get back to me when you see actual legislation reflecting your hysteria. You're watching the entire right-wing completely dismantle the country and any freedom we have right now, and people like you are having a hissy fit over not hearing English, but happily embrace those who shove you back into a closet. I hope you get to live entirely in a John Rocker world. i really hope you get that wish.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | April 8, 2023 8:35 PM
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R39 must've been among the top graduates of the English program at the Moscow State University.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | April 8, 2023 8:37 PM
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The Thread in which Gay Men Pretend They Wouldn't Suck Him Dry Given the Chance
by Anonymous | reply 42 | April 8, 2023 9:54 PM
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I would never have any sexual interaction with him. He looks like a Neanderthal.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | April 8, 2023 10:06 PM
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Physically ugly, and an ugly person all around.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | April 8, 2023 10:13 PM
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R42, there are absolutely repugnant men who I find hot as hell and John Rocker is not one of them. He looks so inbred.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | April 9, 2023 12:09 AM
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No one wants to marry John Rocker. No one even thinks that John Rocker is smart. John Rocker is a carnival ride. You bounce on his cock and lick his pits and let him bust a few nuts in your guts and down your throat and then send him on his way. That is what the John Rockers of this world are designed for. They offer nothing else. We could do a whole thread about guys whose only purpose on the planet is to fuck.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | April 9, 2023 12:15 AM
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TO R46...That was FUCKING POETIC OP. Just Poetic!!
Thank You.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | April 9, 2023 12:41 AM
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He's a regular E. E. Cummings, R47.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | April 9, 2023 1:08 AM
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