"As a lifetime Dodger fan who has tried to stay as apolitical as possible, I would be absolutely ashamed of my Dodgers if they were to attend this photo op. I was ashamed last year, too. But nowhere near as much as this year. Please don't go. Just to let Dave Roberts know, there is something bigger than baseball. On the wall in my den are my father's medals: a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star"
"When our freedoms are being taken away, it's not OK if you go to the White House and visit the man who is taking them away. Which means my father fought for nothing. You should be ashamed of yourself. You don't deserve to wear the same uniform Jackie Robinson did. I agree with Bill Shaikin that for the world champion Dodgers to visit the fascist friendly White House would be an implicit contradiction of Jackie Robinson's legacy."
Many fans oppose a Dodgers visit to the White House, arguing attendance would implicitly endorse a president who undermines freedoms and contradict Jackie Robinson's civil-rights example. One fan cites a father’s Purple Heart and Bronze Star and says a visit would render those sacrifices meaningless. Critics call the White House "fascist friendly" and urge team leaders to decline. Others argue that sports should remain a reprieve from politics and that a visit can be nonpolitical. Some suggest individual choices for the manager while urging the team collectively to refuse the photo op.
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