Despite intense efforts by Democrats, the media and so-called "experts" the crushing lockdowns are being eased and America is slowly moving in the direction of normalcy. 

One sign that this grotesque period of fear, loathing and politicians encouraging citizens to snitch on each other is coming to a close is the return of professional sports and liberals are freaking out at the prospect. 

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On Thursday, the National Football League released its 2020 schedule with the season slated to kick off on September 10th with a playoff rematch between the Houston Texans and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. 

Leave it to the deranged left to claim that NFL owners - who have been compared to slave masters by some - are conspiring to secretly aid the reelection efforts of President Trump by not canceling the season. 

The source of this crackpot theory is the far-left rag The Nation which has published an article by Dave Zirin who serves as its sports editor and who claims:

"Culturally, there is no greater sign of normalcy than the NFL coming back into the routine of our lives" 

"It’s the country’s most widespread entertainment obsession. Its absence tells voters, particularly Trump’s base, that after all these months, we are still in an unconscionable and unnecessary death spiral."

Madness, absolute madness. 

Via The Nation, "The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project":

Donald Trump wants the NFL on the field this fall, and he wants it bad. “We have to get our sports back,” he says. Why is this such an issue for him amid the deadliest pandemic in a century? The obvious answer is his reelection, which hinges in large part on whether people feel we are returning to some sense of normalcy in our Covid-19-ravaged world. 

Even though Trump hasn’t done any of the hard work to make sure we can reopen, he has to sell the illusion that things are back to something near normal. You can go to your salon. You can get a beer. You can watch football.

Zirin, a charter member of the Colin Kaepernick fan club singles out Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones who are both Trump supporters as proof of the league's dastardly plot. 

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He also suggests that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is a racist because when you've got nothing, play the race card. 

For his part, Commissioner Roger Goodell has proven over the years that he cares little for the health of the players, 70 percent of whom are black. Some players joke that NFL stands for “Not For Long” or “N___ for Lease.” Most players are in a terrible situation, with the average career lasting only three years. If they don’t play, they will lose their jobs. They only have a small window to earn a hefty NFL salary, and aren’t in a position to tell the franchise owners to take their celebrity death match and shove it. The NFL owners hold all the cards, so the only thing stopping them from opening prematurely would be their consciences. In other words: nothing.

Once a semi-respectable albeit socialist author, Zirin along with millions of other leftists underwent a psychotic break with reality when the 2016 election results came in and has completely lost his marbles. 

That the NFL's season is going to be a political football is an understatement and before long, Zirin's zany conspiracy theory will be spreading more quickly than the coronavirus.