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Interesting anecdote from Chomsky on football and how it's a way of building jingoist fanatacism. Training young people to cheer for my team is preparing peopl
by Consultant32452 9y ago
Interesting anecdote from Chomsky on football and how it's a way of building jingoist fanatacism. Training young people to cheer for my team is preparing people to submit irrationally to power. As long as my political party wins, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA5jOdPiZWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA5jOdPiZWI
- groby_b 9y agoNot to put too fine a point on it - Chomsky will find a way to illustrate how having beans for lunch will build jingoistic fascism. Yes, submitting irrationally to power is bad, and so is purely tribal thinking. But as it turns out, human beings are a bit more complex, and many are fine maintaining critical thinking skills while simultaneously having a sports team they identify with.