Letter to the editor: ‘Awoke’ Jays fireplace pitcher Anthony Bass

walterpalladJune 18, 2023

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Anthony Bass of the Toronto Blue Jays issued an announcement to the media forward of the Might 30, 2023 sport in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers on the Rogers Heart. Photograph credit score: Mark Brinch /Getty Pictures

Jays walks out the door and walks the bottom

No matter your views on LGBTQIA2S+ points, any cheap particular person needs to be involved in regards to the therapy of Toronto Blue Jays’ Anthony Bass. The pitcher’s crime was retweeting a video supporting Goal and Bud Gentle’s Christian boycott. Within the Woke up World, the mantra of inclusion doesn’t embody these whose opinions differ from the Woke up Perception System, if not but overtly apparent.

So final week, in an nearly Maoist vogue, Bass stepped out in entrance of the media, publicly apologized, and introduced he would “educate” himself in the correct mind-set. His supervisor, John Schneider, thought that this was not the top and that additional steps would have to be taken. Bass was then named and launched, probably ending his majors profession.

In some methods, that is straightforward for the Blue Jays to cope with to maintain their woke up model intact. The well-traveled Buss, a 35-year-old seasoned aid pitcher within the twilight of his profession, is clearly important. Would the Blue Jays react the identical if Beau Bichette, Kevin Guzman or Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had posted the video?

Tim Waterhouse

Ottawa

(Let’s hope we do not have to know.)

poor infants

Re: Productiveness Is Declining, Civil Servants Pissed off Amid Return To Public Workplace, Commerce Union Survey Says, On-line, June 12

Oh, the federal civil servants really feel they don’t seem to be valued, poor fellow. That is although a lot of them are receiving big wage will increase that may solely be dreamed of within the non-public sector. The commute time is difficult, and having to attend conferences in particular person is admittedly arduous. Anyway, most conferences appear to be on Zoom.

i’ve an answer. I’ll proceed to make money working from home, however I’ll surrender the increase I used to be getting and take one other 25 p.c lower than my earlier wage. That ought to put them on par with the poor private-sector stalwarts.

Stephen Flanagan

Ottawa

(Nonetheless, private-sector stalwarts probably haven’t got as many choices as bureaucrats on the subject of attending to work.)

do not come crying

I do not need to hear the cries of ghettos in metropolis facilities, as a result of that is the primary reason for disuse of telecommuting cohorts. The middle of the town is occupied by gangs and others, and crime is rampant. I am not going to show you historical past, however it’s occurring everywhere in the world. Construct your personal Millhaven by merely attaching bars to your home windows.

Pete McClellan

block constructing

(The problem of getting individuals again downtown to work and play is actually a giant one.)

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