On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 4:13:57 PM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:47:54 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> > wrote:
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> >> And they extend far beyond that. Traditions are part of the framework that justifies extant
> >> power structures. Sports teams play in stadiums where the wealthy eat jumbo shrimp in
> >> skyboxes, while the hoi palloi chow down hot dogs in the bleachers, feeling more unity with
> >> the wealthy fans of their own team than with folks of their own station who root for the
> >> team that happens to represent a different city. In larger societies, sports fandom obfuscates
> >> the class interests of the average Jane/John, who might otherwise feel more affinity with
> >> their natural allies. That's OK in a society that is reasonably egalitarian, but it's dysfunctional
> >> in one that has run amok with economic inequity.
> >> >
> >> > Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >> --Bryan
> >
> >What's weird about these times is Trump's minions' cult of personality. I've never see anything before. It's as if they were mesmerized. It's like America has turned into some kind of third-world, commie country. That's awesome - but not in a good way.
> >
> >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0
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> Better still: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-3uatYDJk

That's way too high end satire for this crowd!