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Perhaps a military metaphor is best —- the QB role is no more violent than Army general, and the players and soldiers are the ones who are most sickened by the
by ggg9990 8y ago
Perhaps a military metaphor is best —- the QB role is no more violent than Army general, and the players and soldiers are the ones who are most sickened by the violence and injury. That doesn’t change the fact that both football and war have fans who watch on TV and love to see the biggest hits and biggest bombs.
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- salvar 8y agoGiven how strongly you talk about football here you must have a good understanding of the sport. How much experience have you had with football, either playing or watching?
- ggg9990 8y agoA lot of watching, and my claim is only about the fans, not the players, so I’m not sure how any playing experience would help me here. I know that millions of people have watched Lawrence Taylor’s career ending tackle of Joe Thiesmann while Lawrence Taylor has himself never watched it.
- Sohcahtoa82 8y agoIn case anyone hasn't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznBvAGScdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznBvAGScdg
- kolbe 8y ago>Perhaps a military metaphor is best Perhaps an actual argument that supports your claim would be better. You haven't even established for a fact that the US likes violent entertainment more than other nations. So start there before moving on to 1980's teenage comedy notions of high school popularity to explain it.