Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Yup---Is it possible that the injection of political activism into sport will damage (or kill) it in the US?---Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith
"Sport became a significant pastime for Americans - baseball, basketball, football, NASCAR, were all American inventions (or at least significant improvements over other predecessors).
Image result for Megan Rapinoe kneelingWithout American support, sports like tennis, golf and futbol (soccer) would not have achieved the success and notoriety they enjoy today.
...Is it possible that the injection of political activism into sport will damage (or kill) it in the US?
I think so.
I think the Colin Kaepernick led "protests" hurt the NFL...
Now the issues with the women's World Cup soccer team.
...But that's where we are, politics has infected everything. 
It's the same fallacious deductive process that allows people to allege the Betsy Ross flag is tied to racism.
Sport can have political overtones but if politics becomes a primary component, sport will die. 
Nobody needs to fight that invasion every minute they are trying to enjoy a few minutes of entertainment."

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