[ExI] letter

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:55 AM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'd be in favor of removing obstacles to paying athletes but I hardly think it's comparable to slavery.
> 
> -Dave
> 
> Yes, they are volunteers, but the real slaves made big money for the plantation owners and received very little in return.  ESPN paid NCAA $470 millions of dollars and the players get a scholarship?  That IS comparable to actual slaves.

The essential feature of slavery is that it’s not voluntary. College athletes weren’t captured and forced into servitude. They actually want to be on the team and usually work hard to get there. I don’t recall Africans voluntarily hopping on the slave ships to be brought to plantations in the Caribbean, the US, etc.

And, again, you really want to do something about this, help to dismantle the subsidies for sports. I don’t see why anyone should be forced to subsidized this stuff (at all levels, from high school to pro) — whether that money goes to the athletes or other folks in their organizations.

Regards,

Dan
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