posted November 30, 2021 03:59 PM            

VIDEO: ‘I am Proud to be an American’: Enes Kanter Freedom Becomes a US Citizen
Dylan Gwinn
29 Nov 2021

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is now Enes Kanter Freedom, and he is also an official citizen of the United States of America.

On Monday, the outspoken human rights advocate and fearless critic of Chinese communist slave labor made it official, as he swore the oath of citizenship before a judge while wearing a tee-shirt emblazoned with the American flag.

I am proud to be an American.
Greatest nation in the world.

The Land of the free, and home of the brave. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8mbUX1dpWS

— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) November 29, 2021

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Celtics star, who was born in Switzerland but raised in Turkey and has Turkish citizenship, would choose “Freedom” for his last name and make Kanter his middle name.

Freedom has become the only active NBA player to openly, directly, and consistently criticize China for its numerous human rights violations and massive slave labor programs. Moreover, America’s newest citizen has also taken direct aim at the face of his league, LeBron James, and his intricate ties to communist China and, by extension, slave labor, through his apparel sponsorship deals with Nike.

Freedom has continued his criticism of the regimes in Turkey, China, and their connected corporate sponsors, despite claiming to have received death threats. He even claims the FBI gave him a “panic button” in case he needed emergency help.

The Celtics big man has used his voice and his shoes as part of his quest to shine the spotlight on Chinese slave labor..........

posted November 30, 2021 09:56 PM            

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Originally posted by Belage:
I am proud too, and I don't care who knows it.

If I was not proud, I would go back to the other country where I was born.

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posted December 03, 2021 02:50 PM            

It has taken Covid for me to realize that what makes the US special is that it is a federated nation with states that are more or less autonomous, so it is harder to pass nationwide mandates and they are harder to enforce nationwide.

posted December 03, 2021 03:05 PM            

https://youtu.be/c53bzLqC2mk