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Baseball legend Johnny Damon made no attempt to sugarcoat the damage that woke politics has done to sports during his interview on Lara Trump’s My View, bluntly telling viewers that “wokeness isn’t working” as college athletics face chaos. Damon warned that the commercial and cultural upheaval around name, image and likeness, and politicized corporate sponsors, is squeezing smaller programs and hollowing out the grassroots game. His plain-spoken defense of athletes and fan traditions cuts through the Washington-speak and reminded viewers that sports belong to communities, not to activist boards.
Washington is finally moving on a solution the country’s athletic programs desperately need: the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill designed to stabilize college athletics, enshrine athlete protections, and curb predatory third-party schemes. Senators from both parties, conference leaders, and even the White House have signaled support for the measure as Congress prepares to act, recognizing that the old system’s collapse will be paid for by working families and small college programs if left unchecked. Conservatives should welcome a bill that restores order, protects scholarships and healthcare, and stops the market from cannibalizing the very programs that train future pros and teach character.
Damon isn’t just talking policy — he’s out in the community trying to build American baseball back up, signing on as a strategic adviser to the Orlando Dreamers and pushing to bring Major League Baseball to Central Florida. That kind of hometown leadership shows conservatives how to win the culture back: invest in real institutions, create jobs, and put fans before corporate virtue signaling. The Orlando effort, which Damon helps advocate, is a reminder that private initiative and community pride can still deliver real results if politicians and citizens demand common-sense accountability.
Meanwhile, corporate giants like Nike keep reminding Americans why conservatives distrust woke capitalism; recent reporting shows the brand has suffered significant market setbacks after years of politicized campaigns that alienated core customers. Conservatives were right to question a CEO class that substitutes cultural posturing for product excellence, because when brands preach politics instead of protecting the athlete, customers walk away and livelihoods suffer. If businesses want to sell to working Americans again, they’ll stop lecturing and start delivering quality at a fair price.
Make no mistake: the real victims of this ideological scramble are the athletes and smaller sports programs that get sacrificed when money chases headlines instead of teams. The Protect College Sports Act clamps down on predatory agents, creates guardrails for NIL deals, and aims to protect women’s and Olympic sports that feed the national talent pipeline — common-sense reforms that conservatives should loudly support. If we allow left-wing lawyers and profit-seeking middlemen to keep reshaping college athletics, we’ll lose the wholesome, merit-based competitions that built so much of American character.
Johnny Damon’s voice on Lara Trump’s show should be a wake-up call to patriots: save our sporting institutions before the elites sell them off to the highest bidder. Backing the Protect College Sports Act, supporting honest local initiatives like the Orlando push, and boycotting brands that weaponize culture are practical, patriotic steps citizens can take right now. If conservatives mobilize around sports — the one place where performance, not politics, ought to matter — we can reclaim locker rooms, stadiums, and the next generation of American greatness.
