Boycott Adidas!! Hammer & Sickle hats

[NEWMAN]

Funny even in jest You put U.S.S.A. in your avatar here.

Pot calling the kettle black?

You don't know the thoughts of ADIDAS anymore then I know your thoughts. But to me your supporting the U.S.S.A. by appearence and your own actions.

Pot, Kettle which do you prefer?

 

[public servant]

I would still like to see where these Adidas hats are actually for sale. I can't find them...not that I'm looking to buy one.

 

[HD_darla]

Just because you see a 16 year old kid wearing this hat in a mall, it doesn't mean he's a Lenin/Stalin ballwasher. We know there is a 77% chance he can't name our first president so what is the likelyhood of him knowing what the hammer and sickle represent? Sure, he's a useful idiot but Stalin reicarnate, not likely.

We all need to stop being so quick to judge on first impression alone. Imagine you were one of the original Band of Brothers and you had a Nazi patch you cut off a dead German you just killed but got some of your friends first. You have a guest over who sees it but doesn't know you are a vet. What would you do if he called you a Nazi?

i know i'm way behind on this thread but i just graduated this year (i'm young i know) and sadly this is right, most teen agers couldnt tell you our first president or our previous one ha but i do not think that gives them a get out of crap card for wearing something like this, i dont think ignorance of history should be held as an excuse

 

[rambone]

Funny even in jest You put U.S.S.A. in your avatar here.

Its definitely in jest, and I certainly get enough flak from the local progressives for presenting evidence of the de-stigmatization of communism in America. We are tumbling towards becoming the United Socialist States of America and making every effort to recreate every failed socialist mistake ever devised.

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[Phil502]

I hate the Soviets as much as the Nazi's, maybe more since their terror actually lasted much longer. Would I proudly display a Nazi or Soviet artifact, maybe, if I took it off his dead body after I had put 2 in his head but that time has passed. I have read many books on WW2 and about the atrocities committed by these animals. I have had 3 uncles in WW2. No way I would proudly display them but I would own them. I have too much respect for those who suffered under those "symbols" to proudly display them but thats just me.

Adidas can kiss my rear. I buy New Balance and I'll cut them off too if they offend me next.

 

[seawolfxix]

Has anybody found them for sale? As far as I'm concerned...

Secondly, when did New Balance become the in-shoe? Most athletes I know won't touch that garbage.

 

[public servant]

Has anybody found them for sale? As far as I'm concerned...

Secondly, when did New Balance become the in-shoe? Most athletes I know won't touch that garbage.

I'm pretty sure it's a photo shop picture. I have not been able to find them on sale...but regardless...we'll spread the rumor that it's a "commie" company without proof or evidence as such.

McCarthyism...

–noun
1. the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, esp. of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.

2. the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, esp. in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.

 

[NEWMAN]

HA, She is a witch.

 

[Phil502]

The story is from March 2009, here is a link to the story as perented on FOX. It is the last story on this page.

Geithner Goes After Tax Cheats? - Hannity - FOXNews.com

 

[Seancass]

It's good to know that everyone here who said they'd boycott addidas doesn't own anything made in China. They're actually communist, doncha know.

If you didn't buy anything made in China, you could own a few guns, part of a Toyota, and some nice furniture. That's about it.

 

[public servant]

It's a matter of what is convenient at the moment.

 

[rambone]

I'm pretty sure it's a photo shop picture. I have not been able to find them on sale...but regardless...we'll spread the rumor that it's a "commie" company without proof or evidence as such.

Let's be honest here. Every discussion of communism ends with you mocking it, or trying to refute it in some way. I get eye-rolls from you like they are going out of style. I get it. This is a sensitive topic. Can you tell me why? Am I supposed to be sensitive about not offending people with my rejection of this creepy ballcap? I'm trying to think of some rational categories that might be able to explain where your reactions are coming from. If it is something else please let me know. This will help me understand and perhaps not offend you.


a) You think that communism is not real. Right-wingers made it up to perpetuate a war against the Soviets.

b) You think that communism is real, but totally irrelevant. Mentioning it will cause you to define McCarthyism.

c) You think that people have revised history to unfairly give communism a bad reputation. The mass-murder is a lie.

d) You think that communism could never take place in America. Our politicians would never do that to us.

e) You don't believe politicians have any goal aside from what they tell us is their goal. (You don't believe in any conspiracy theories, period).

f) You think politicians can make foolish decisions, but the concept of "taking away our liberty" is out of the question. Impossible. Paranoia. Tin foil.

g) You think that communism is compatible with the Constitution. No big deal, its just another viewpoint. No danger at all.

h) You think that people promoting communism exist, but they are just trying to be different and/or sell products. They are harmless.

i) You think that people promoting communism do not exist. Photo-shopping an image, editing a soundbite, or altering a video is the only explanation.

j) You think that the communist ideology died a long time ago. Talking about communism today calls for some serious teasing.

k) You've been accused of being a "commie" and it ticked you off. Now your quest to refute any discussion about communism. The word has lost all meaning to you.

l) You think that communism, if implemented properly, could be a good form of government. Naysayers must be eyerolled.

m) Its not the communism that bothers you, but the accusations. You want cold, hard facts. Without the Hammer & Sickle Baseball cap in your hands, you will not accept this thread.

n) You have a relationship with Adidas, and the Rockefellers, and the Environmentalist movement, and any other recent subject of scrutiny. Defending them is personal, not necessarily that I was wrong.

o) My delivery bothers you. I should be more sensitive to progressives & liberals. Muddling thier ideologies with communism is unfair.

McCarthyism...

–noun
1. the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, esp. of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.

2. the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, esp. in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.

Was the man wrong, or was it distasteful that McCarthy named names, years before it could be proven that those individuals were actually agents of a foreign government? As I understand it, in the 1990's soviet cables were finally declassified, and McCarthy's name was vindicated after 40 years of mockery by the Left. Long after their deaths, McCarthy was found to be correct.

It's good to know that everyone here who said they'd boycott addidas doesn't own anything made in China. They're actually communist, doncha know.

This is my reaction to their choices as a company. I'd say the same thing about a major retailer selling Swastika baseball hats. To those of us who know a little 20th century history, the Hammer & Sickle are no better than the Swastika. Nazis and Communists share most of the same totalitarian roots, after all. And the Soviets actually committed more atrocities than the Nazis. The discussion of how difficult it is to find items made in America is another topic completely.

It's a matter of what is convenient at the moment.

You forgot the >>><<<

 

[Indecision]

People are typically ignorant of what they are representing most if not all of the time. Like I black people wearing the Von Dutch clothing line and from everything I've read about him he was extremelely racist. For those that don't know he was a famous pinstriper for hot rods and such.

 

[NEWMAN]

I think its best to ignore you as you have made zero points about anything you have ever posted.

Continue on Commie.

 

[rambone]

I think its best to ignore you as you have made zero points about anything you have ever posted.

Continue on Commie.

LOL. We'll see how long you can resist heckling me in my own threads. I feel a new thread coming on anytime....

 

[public servant]

Am I supposed to be sensitive about not offending people with my rejection of this creepy ballcap?

m) Its not the communism that bothers you, but the accusations. You want cold, hard facts. Without the Hammer & Sickle Baseball cap in your hands, you will not accept this thread.

o) My delivery bothers you.

Actually..."M" and the first sentence in "O" are the only parts of your post that accurately reflect my disagreements with your posts concerning communism.

What creepy ball cap? The photoshopped image you posted here? There is no Adidas commie ball cap. It's a figment of someone's imagination that you felt the need to pass along. Show me a link to purchase one and I'll admit Adidas is a company ran by communist CEO's and aid you in boycotting the company.

But the truth is...the cap doesn't exist. Yet you feel the need to post these untruths here. Can you tell me why? Was the image produced as a joke? Or as an advertising scheme by Adidas' competition?

It reminds me or the crap spread 20+ years ago concerning the Proctor and Gamble "satanic" image.

All your repeating the rumor does is assist in perpetuating the lie. The same with the majority of your posts concerning communism. Show me facts and I'll back you 100%. Until you can produce the facts...it's all either or merely your opinion...which you're allowed to have...but sorry...I don't agree with it.

If you continue to scream "commie" 3 or 4 threads a day...it simply makes you look like...

I would think that there are enough examples of true communism going on in this country that you could actually fill a web site with them without smearing the names or actions of innocent people, organizations and companies merely because you disagree with them or because you saw it or read it on some fanatical web site.

I'm a person that deals with facts. Show me those facts or it's merely conjecture and opinion on your part. McCarthyism and fear-mongering...with no facts to back up your accusations.

Remember...it's just the internet...and there is probably nothing you can't find here to back up your claim...

Just try using reputable facts to do it.

This will cost me about 10 "Hail Mary's"...

 

[Phil502]

Communist Couture
It seems the Obama era has also ushered in a new era in fashion. The Adidas company recently introduced a Marx A-Flex cap, featuring the communist hammer and sickle. The company isn't shy about telling you what the hat commemorates, either! The National Review's Jay Nordlinger notes that, until recently, the company's site encouraged buyers to "show your love for the former USSR during training time in this Adidas Marx A-Flex Russia cap, featuring a... deep pre-curved brim, an always cool sweatband to wick away the moisture and a hammer and sickle graphic."
Welcome to the Obama era, folks. We would direct all our socialist viewers to the Adidas Web site to buy this lovely hat, but they're sold out! We called Adidas to get its take, but the folks there never returned our call.


copied from Fox News, it's a story from March 2009 the hats are gone now.


Geithner Goes After Tax Cheats? - Hannity - FOXNews.com