ATLANTA — Major League Baseball pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from the state of Georgia and the Atlanta Braves on Friday afternoon, a direct response to Georgia’s controversial new voting law.
It’s a bold statement of purpose. It will surely warm the hearts of many outside the state who wish to stick it to the GOP legislators who pushed the law through. It will generate tweets of celebration, admiration and self-congratulation.
And it’s exactly the wrong move.
Pulling the All-Star Game out of Georgia will hurt people who need to be helped; won’t even touch the true targets of critics' anger; and most importantly, will do nothing to help address the crucial matters of voter suppression and education.