Sports; i get the appeal but also the disdain/criticisms. I'm fairly nuetral on the matter. But some people treat it like a cult and its legit scary

  • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Fun fact, the NFL only started playing the anthem and such before games in the early 2000's, when they were trying to gather troops and support for the surge in Iraq/Afghanistan. The Department of Defense used to pay the NFL to do all the flag worship, maybe they still do

    • S4ck [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, unfortunately I feel like this is one of those things that can't be put back into the bottle. The anthem will never leave pro sports now.