Twitter didn't exist during the genocide of the Herero, during the Holocaust, during Rwanda, during Bosnia. There's no way to unsee this, no way to continue to believe in the always-false promise of western liberalism. I am entirely depleted, too, but I'd rather fight against these powers any way I can than resign myself to this being "just the way things are" or, worse, going along with it. Might as well just turn in your humanity, then.
Yeah, fighting the power means constant war. I guess I don’t see an option where constant war doesn’t exist.
This is why I've eased towards other sports, as the nfl and my team in particular seem a magnet for psychos and shitheads.
So Trump is a magnet for people with grievances? That tracks.
Ironically it seems the NFL is the league that’s most outspoken about social issues. Distancing themselves from Butker, putting end racism in the end zones (I didn’t say meaningful action). I’m guessing because a good majority of their athletes do lean a certain way.
Not to defend OJ, but he was around for 2.5 campaigns and never did.
It's always appeared to me the NFL is the most flag-humpy, while the NBA has more forward thinking folks. While the MLB just kind of coasts down the middle. In reality it's probably some combo for all of them.
really of the big 4 major sports I would say Hockey would be the most Right Wing, Then MLB, Then NFL and lastly by a wide margin the NBA.
I disagree. I have no data to back this up but the NHL is extremely European and there’s still tons of Canadian players who are both mostly left of the US politically. I think Baseball is the most Right Wing out of the big 4 because it’s seems like every other player thanks god in interviews/is super religious.
I was thinking a bout the similarities between the OJ trial and the rise of Trump recently. OJ took advantage of a corrupt and racist system to get himself out of murder. Him being found “Not Guilty” was embraced by many in the African American community because it felt like “one of them” was finally getting one over in a way that a white celebrity would. The problem is that not only did OJ kill his wife but was also someone who never embarrassed his black identity. Once he got in with Hollywood elite, he turned his back on the black community on only embraced it when he was trying to beat a murder wrap.
I agree with this. Many of the Preds players participate in the Pride parade here every year. Not saying all of them are liberals but I’d bet a good majority of them.
Fascinating opinion. I'm by no means well versed on the political leanings of sports fans, but I will say that of the people I know, there are more NFL fans that are right wingers than hockey fans. That said, many of the people I know who LOVE football are also NASCAR fans (I live in a super red county)
I was speaking more to the athletes than the fan base but your point stands.
Depends you got players like Ovechkin who are personal friends with Putin, but I don’t know if all of them are. I still think NHL is nowhere close as religious/conservative as MLB/NFL
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