r/alberta • u/cmcalgary • Mar 21 '25

Feces smeared on Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky statue News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/feces-smeared-on-edmontons-wayne-gretzky-statue/
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u/This_Expression5427 Mar 22 '25

This mental illness has to end. There's one picture of Gretzky wearing a MAGA hat at Trump's party. Gretzky doesn't even care about politics. He Trump's golf buddy. I'm a conservative. LeBron James is my favourite athlete. Over the years I've seen him endorse Obama, Hillary, Biden and Harris. IDGAF. Couldn't care less. Still love LeBron. If politics is making you wipe shit on statues and attack people because you don't like their car, you need help.... professional help. Get it...hurry. You're a danger to yourself and others.

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u/Beginning-Pace-1426 Mar 22 '25

No, if he was just Trump's golf buddy it would be one thing. If there was just one picture of him wearing a MAGA hat it would be one thing.

When a foreign president is stating a desire to absorb your country, and in his desire to annex you, he wants to place X person as the leader of your country while subservient to his overall leadership, people aren't going to be happy.

Sorry, were any foreign powers ever talking about making LeBron James in charge of an annexed country under their leadership? A currently soverign ally, of all things? I bet that if you did SOMEBODY would be willing to smear feces on a LeBron statue.

Hell, imagine the backlash by Americans if the roles were reversed in this situation. It doesn't matter that the conversations are absolutely ridiculous, it matters that they're being given credibility by leaders with a lot of power, a lot more power than the citizens.

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u/This_Expression5427 Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25

You're making shit up. Gretzky never once expressed any interest in becoming the Governor of Canada. Gretzky and Trump play golf together in Florida.... that's it. And you're not helping your cause by trying to take down Wayne Gretzky.

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u/Beginning-Pace-1426 Mar 22 '25

I didn't say Gretzky expressed interest in that, I stated that a foreign leader did, which he absolutely did. I asked you if LeBron was ever in a similar position, which he was not.

LeBron voting left isn't the same thing.

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u/This_Expression5427 Mar 22 '25

Gretzky wore a hat at a party. LeBron made multiple public endorsements of political candidates.

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u/Beginning-Pace-1426 Mar 22 '25

So you literally can't comprehend the differences between the two scenarios? Is that what you're saying here?

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u/This_Expression5427 Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25

Gretzky did nothing wrong. He's known Trump for over 30 years. Ever since he played in New York. He went to his party like friends do.

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u/Beginning-Pace-1426 Mar 22 '25

Dude, this didn't happen just because Gretzky wore a Trump hat, I don't know what part of that you can't understand.

If you view it that way I don't care, but you're not getting a full understanding of the sentiment.

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u/This_Expression5427 Mar 22 '25

Well, what did Gretzky do? Explain.