Mike Barry, who has been outspoken against the Gotion lithium battery factory in Manteno, was recently dismissed as athletic director of the Manteno Wildcats football program. Many residents suspect retaliation for his opposition to the Gotion plant.
Chinese politics from the backers of a Chinese EV battery plant.
Ex Illini
1 year ago
The majority of the Village council wants Gotion. When things happen to opponents of Gotion, that Village council is going to get blamed. It’s just how it works. The more they deny, it just makes them look desperate. If they are behind this, it really is petty, but that’s typical of politicians.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Chinese politics from the backers of a Chinese EV battery plant.
The majority of the Village council wants Gotion. When things happen to opponents of Gotion, that Village council is going to get blamed. It’s just how it works. The more they deny, it just makes them look desperate. If they are behind this, it really is petty, but that’s typical of politicians.
This is now a red hot controversy in Manteno, with many people there smoking mad about the suspected retaliation and free speech issues.
As well they should be.
Remember Pritzker is the leader pushing it!
LEADER?????? AND JP should not appear in the same sentence