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Sports are a very healthy outlet of news, just because it's not depressing talking about all eras of the wars being waged around the world, how corrupt governments are being, gas prices being horrible, it's a nice change of thing. So WOULDN'T that be healthier than stressing yourself over a source of news that is only depressing to you? ..
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No.
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Kids playing sports from a young age is awesome, it teaches them teamwork, how to win, how to get beat and keep coming back. Who gives a fuck if parents strive for their kin to do well, I'd do the same thing if I had a kid, now there are some fanatical nutjobs out there that do drive their kids too hard, but then again a lot of kids that are pushed to this extent turn out to be get scholar athletes, I don't see anything bad coming from that other than you sitting in math class wishing how much cooler you would've been if you had just gotten off the computer for a while and went outside and played some baseball.
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The reason it's disturbing is because it's part of a larger trend of zealotry in America. Saying that it's okay to do just facilitates the problem.
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I'm pretty sure Mark McGwire was issued a perscription for anabolic steroids, which makes them legal. You aren't even making a point, douchecanoe, good way of straying away from society, just keep acting more and more like a moron.
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How did you miss my point? Athletes and celebrities are treated as first class citizens, while we are second and the average black male is probably third.
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Another cry for attention? If you'd "read some more books" you'd realize how much money schools make off of sports. When our high school went to state, we got extra fundage for a new computer lab and many, many new books.
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You're obviously the one that needs to read more. "Fundage" is not a word. Regardless, the fact that the school receives funding for sports in the first place (taxpayer money) is despicable. That tax money should automatically be distributed to schools, not the schools with athletes. Again, a disturbing trend.
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Some stadiums do. You can't blatently just make shit up, even the cities that do pay for them all signed off and agreed to have it built, moron. I don't mind paying an extra 3 dollars a year for the stadium here in Jacksonville as being filtered through my taxes, it's worth it to have the Jaguars here. Who honestly gives a fuck? That money is even made back through the state through commercials as they are broadcast etc etc, vendors get a stake in, businesses boom around the stadium. You're just being an ignorant moron just spouting shit off that is IRRELEVANT.
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How is it irrelevant? Some stadiums do what? "You can't blatently just make shit up," D3v. Try this paragraph over.
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suckered into capitalism? Isn't that the basis of our country? Coming from the guy that spouts the glory of Communism, I doubt anybody even takes you seriously. Who gives a fuck if they make money off of sports? that's an entirely different argument, if you don't like it. DON'T BUY IT. Just because you have SUCH a shitty life that you can't enjoy anything or even have a like for anything, to the point where you have to find something negative, about everything, you need to realize that you sound like a complete jackass, your ignorance is amazing.
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Capitalism is not a basis for a country. It's an economic system. I never even discuss communism, so how can I be glorifying it, D3v? You should realize after several years here that your methods of argumentation (namely lying) are ineffective. And yes, Americans are suckered into a consumer culture. It's why everyone goes crazy shopping during Christmas season. Remember the Tickle Me Elmo nonsense? It's embedded in America, and it's unhealthy, as is the obsession with sports.
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There are all sorts of things wrong with society. It's our nature to have differences within our communities, people etc. Why do you care so much about media being a non-conformist you should just be in your basement playing D&D not giving a shit about society, not being a communist posterchild.
You just need to realize that Sports are a good thing for this country. It's a huge revenue for the country, learn some economics, we get an ample amount of money for hosting events here, the NFL makes a giant amount of money off of events that are held here, shit Baseball is america's past time, we have people coming from other countries on scholarships to live the American dream. Just get over yourself, go get a gym membership or something. Jesus Christ you're the most bitter person I could ever imagine, fucking nerd.
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To quote mj, "I'm not bitter." Your non-conformist thing doesn't even make sense (same with most of your reply).
Why do I care? Because at some point, it stops being just fun and games and starts being obsessive and disturbing, as I've said. Many people pass this point. I can think of two people off the top of my head that live in squalor but still put 45"+ TVs on layaway to watch football.
In short, D3v, if you're going to argue with me, at least bring up some valid points. All you did was call me a non-conformist communist.
Anyway, here's a link to an article that argues sports fans are socially dysfunctional, using pride vicariously as a method of gaining self-esteem.
http://media.www.louisvillecardinal....-2224429.shtml
Maybe you guys should be playing D&D in your basements. That's basically what watching football together is.