So ever since Uncle Dana fired the cutman known as "Stitch" and told him outright that his services would no longer be required, a lot of White Knights come out of the woodwork here on Sherdog forums making these bold statements: "You're a jackass if you support the UFC and Reebok, man!" "ALL the fighters know Stitch didn't deserve to get fired!" Now that, in and of itself, is not a big deal, guys, we see those kind of reactions all the time here. Moreover, it's a free country, guys. Now what concerns me though is that when I browse through these forums, man, I see a lot of confused people. People who ain't got their priorities in order! What concerns me even more, as a libertarian, is that we've got a bunch of lightweight libertarians here, you know the "Bitcoin, piracy, japanase cartoon, pro wrestling, "I don't give a fuck" tough guy crowd, who don't understand what it means to be a responsible libertarian in the modern world. What it means to be a man, guys. Now that being said, I feel compelled to dispel a couple of misconceptions about this whole ordeal.
Firstly, let me just say this. As a man Dana White has all the moral right in the world to fire anyone, anytime, for whatever reason he sees fit. He's the President, guys. Now for whatever reason, this country has established "laws" preventing someone to fire another person's ass because they happen to be a woman, a mexican, a muslim, handicapped, gay, you name it guys! And don't get me wrong, and don't misquote me like the media did with Candidate Trump, guys, because I LOVE everybody. That being said, just like a man has the RIGHT to choose who he works for, a man has the RIGHT to choose who works under him. Just facts, guys, let's not get emotional over this, okay?
Second thing is this whole Reebok conspiracy angle, and I'm not gonna even comment on this childish new world oder stuff I've seen posted all around these forums. That's just mind blowingly simplistic thinking, guys. Whoever think there a conspiracy here is a baby in the world of business. Now what's a more interesting argument flying around here is the fact that a lot of Sherdoggers like to post Tweets and other cute stuff showing how "all the fighters are supporting Stitch, the victim, dude!" First of all, bro, Stitch is not a victim because it's how the free market works in the REAL world. Secondly, guys, let's not be naive here, okay? I mean these are fighters we're talking about here. Prize fighters! And you expect them to weight in, in a nuanced and balanced way in complicated issues like these? Guys, let's not be babies, these are not doctors, these are not MBAs, and these are not Scientists we're talking about here.
Let me just finish by making it clear right now that there's NOT going to be any grand boycott. There's not gonna be any dent in the numbers of the UFC. Moreover, there wasn't any injustice done. This is free market guys. Stitch will most likely find a new job and be fine with it. Just because he's a mexican and gets fired by Uncle Dana doesn't mean it's any different, morally speaking, to all the downsizings going on throughout the world as we speak, man! It's the free market. Deal with it.
