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I really don't see any reason to be offended by the comment. As someone who enjoys football, I am offended by the comment. It presents a cheap, fictional dicho

I really don't see any reason to be offended by the comment. As someone who enjoys football, I am offended by the comment. It presents a cheap, fictional dichotomy -- this notion that on one side are people who watch football (and apparently nothing else -- if you watch the Super Bowl, clearly that is the entirety of your being), and on the other are the freedom fighters and good people of the world. My Facebook feed is full of similar people who, when they aren't posting pictures of drinking, building model airplanes, or doing other ultimately selfish acts of little consequence for the world, post trite motivational images that decry those who "care more" about a game than whatever pet cause they've decided is important...at least when berating people who might like something they don't. It's boorish and aggressive, and actually terribly offensive. And the notion that the Pirate Bay is some sort of good cause is uproariously hilarious. Even putting aside the whole complex, nuanced discussion on piracy (no, people don't don't use the Pirate Bay to download Linux distros), The Pirate Bay is one of the most aggressively shitty sites on the internet. It is full of malware ads, diversions, pop-unders. The operators sell your security to make themselves money (and, apparently, a lot of it). Hurrah for their great benevolence.

teamhappy 12y ago
Don't get me wrong; I know exactly what you mean. I guess the implication is that people who watch football don't care or are simply to stupid to realize what's going on. On the other hand, it is well known that politicians pass unpopular legislation during major sport events — hoping that nobody will notice. Saying things like "Panem et Circenses" can't be offensive by itself then, can it? Aside from all that, you lost all your moral high-ground in the last paragraph anyway. It might be true that a lot of these people are offensive, but so are you.
- engendered 12y ago
  I guess the implication is that people who watch football don't care or are simply to stupid to realize what's going on. Which is an asinine, ignorant bit of comical sophistry. It's the sort of thing that people who are covering for some personal inadequacies project onto others (like the armchair critic who decries someone donating time at an animal shelter because...like...Africa or something. Anything to feel better about one's own inaction). It's especially humorous when we're talking about a site primarily used for sharing entertainment material. On the other hand, it is well known that politicians pass unpopular legislation during major sport events — hoping that nobody will notice Is this actually true? At all? Do you have any citation whatsoever to back this up? It sounds like manufactured nonsense. Aside from all that, you lost all your moral high-ground in the last paragraph anyway. Because I pointed out the reality about TPB? If you are offended by that, you need to land back on planet Earth, and engage in reality-based discussions.
  - teamhappy 12y ago
    I tried to find an american article for you, but the Buffalo Bills made that impossible. Anyway, I found a german article (I'm german) from our NPR-equivalent, quoting a law maker during last year's world cup. He said that he believes they could pass the most obscene bills as long as it's during a soccer match. The article then goes on and shows some of the bills they did pass during the world cup (selling tanks to Algeria, what have you). You can read it yourself if you like. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ablenkungsmanoever-was-der-bundestag-waehrend-der-wm-alles.862.de.html?dram:article_id=289028 http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ablenkungsmanoever-was-der-bun... Talking to you is a huge pain in the ass by the way, so I'm gonna stop doing that now. Take it easy.
tomp 12y ago
> As someone who enjoys football, I am offended by the comment. I don't think the poster has anything agains watching football personally, he was just using the activity in a figure of speech as an example. Which passive entertainment activity would you suggest? There is always someone who will be "offended" by anything.

teamhappy 12y ago

Don't get me wrong; I know exactly what you mean. I guess the implication is that people who watch football don't care or are simply to stupid to realize what's going on. On the other hand, it is well known that politicians pass unpopular legislation during major sport events — hoping that nobody will notice. Saying things like "Panem et Circenses" can't be offensive by itself then, can it? Aside from all that, you lost all your moral high-ground in the last paragraph anyway. It might be true that a lot of these people are offensive, but so are you.

engendered 12y ago
I guess the implication is that people who watch football don't care or are simply to stupid to realize what's going on. Which is an asinine, ignorant bit of comical sophistry. It's the sort of thing that people who are covering for some personal inadequacies project onto others (like the armchair critic who decries someone donating time at an animal shelter because...like...Africa or something. Anything to feel better about one's own inaction). It's especially humorous when we're talking about a site primarily used for sharing entertainment material. On the other hand, it is well known that politicians pass unpopular legislation during major sport events — hoping that nobody will notice Is this actually true? At all? Do you have any citation whatsoever to back this up? It sounds like manufactured nonsense. Aside from all that, you lost all your moral high-ground in the last paragraph anyway. Because I pointed out the reality about TPB? If you are offended by that, you need to land back on planet Earth, and engage in reality-based discussions.
- teamhappy 12y ago
  I tried to find an american article for you, but the Buffalo Bills made that impossible. Anyway, I found a german article (I'm german) from our NPR-equivalent, quoting a law maker during last year's world cup. He said that he believes they could pass the most obscene bills as long as it's during a soccer match. The article then goes on and shows some of the bills they did pass during the world cup (selling tanks to Algeria, what have you). You can read it yourself if you like. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ablenkungsmanoever-was-der-bundestag-waehrend-der-wm-alles.862.de.html?dram:article_id=289028 http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ablenkungsmanoever-was-der-bun... Talking to you is a huge pain in the ass by the way, so I'm gonna stop doing that now. Take it easy.

tomp 12y ago

> As someone who enjoys football, I am offended by the comment. I don't think the poster has anything agains watching football personally, he was just using the activity in a figure of speech as an example. Which passive entertainment activity would you suggest? There is always someone who will be "offended" by anything.