re: Nick Saban and politics

Soon we won’t be allowed to have differing opinions or own thoughts.

Didn’t think I could loathe him any more. Wrecked CFB and is now calling for the ruin of our Republic.

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We should have picked our own cotton.

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How bout this tidbit of irony and Louisiana History?

You know who introduced the concept of slavery and its business model to Bienville and co when they were trying to establish settlements in Louisiana(and the gulf coast) in the late 17th century?
No other than Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. He was sent south by King Louis xx something to help out Bienville and co. And he ended up serving as governor of Louisiana for a term before going back to France. True story.

Now the irony lies in the fact that Cadillac Brand Cars were all but dead around 1932, if not for black customers saving the brand. And the kicker was they weren't even allowed to buy the cars. They were getting them through agents aka white customers.

African Americans saved Cadillac during a time they weren't even allowed to buy the vehicles

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According to Ed Cray’s (1980) Chrome Colossus, in 1932 Cadillac was in danger of being discontinued when a young service manager named Nicholas Dreystadt crashed a General Motors’ executive committee meeting to offer an idea.

"Chrome Colossus" discusses how African-Americans saved Cadillac in the 1930s

Dreystadt had noticed that a large number of Cadillacs owned by African-Americans were brought in for servicing even though the corporate policy was to not sell to them cars. He proposed that Cadillac could boost sales by cultivating African-American buyers.

Mabra Holyfield (2019) noted that these African-Americans were boxers, entertainers, lawyers, doctors and ministers who had been willing to pay white men $300 to purchase cars for them.

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After sucessfully ruining college football, he has set his sights on ruining the entire country

Saban signing that letter is more embarrassing than that 2007 loss to La-Monroe.