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  1. Comment on Veterans speak out against the militarization of sports in ~sports

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    Thanks for posting this. The story about Nick Francona is sad, but not at all surprising unfortunately. There’s too much money in it now. I attend a lot of sporting events. It’s tough when the...

    Thanks for posting this. The story about Nick Francona is sad, but not at all surprising unfortunately. There’s too much money in it now.

    I attend a lot of sporting events. It’s tough when the military/“patriotic” events happen. I want to honor the veterans. They deserve that from me at the very least. But I don’t want to be complicit in the capitalism that’s attached to these events by billionaire owners.

    It’s basically the same issue I have supporting the players on my given team(s). If I disagree with how an owner is doing business, I can choose not to attend or otherwise financially support said owner. But then I’m turning my back on the players that I respect by not attending and giving them my full-throated support.

    A double-edged sword with no answer.

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  2. Comment on So far this site has been mostly politics-averse, but I am curious if I am alone as an MAGA/Trump voter/supporter in a sea of reddit mods in ~talk

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    Okay, so this is an interesting take. I feel like Trump is way more divisive than that... "fire and fury" and all that. I feel like his rhetoric always puts America first and all other countries...

    Okay, so this is an interesting take. I feel like Trump is way more divisive than that... "fire and fury" and all that. I feel like his rhetoric always puts America first and all other countries can be damned. Can you help me understand what policies he has or is pursuing that indicates mutual benefit for other countries?

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  3. Comment on So far this site has been mostly politics-averse, but I am curious if I am alone as an MAGA/Trump voter/supporter in a sea of reddit mods in ~talk

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    Regarding your familial example, I believe many don't see it as a win/lose proposition between your family and the other family. Many believe that a synergistic common ground can be readily...

    Regarding your familial example, I believe many don't see it as a win/lose proposition between your family and the other family. Many believe that a synergistic common ground can be readily achieved that benefits both families more than one or the other. This surely isn't possible in every case, but perhaps in many (most?) cases.

    Back to the sports analogy: everyone wants to finish undefeated, but you might learn something valuable about yourself via a loss or two. Ask the 2007 Patriots.

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  4. Comment on So far this site has been mostly politics-averse, but I am curious if I am alone as an MAGA/Trump voter/supporter in a sea of reddit mods in ~talk

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    Man, you nailed it with broken language. If everyone stopped for a second and truly thought about what all those words you used truly mean, I wonder how many people would share 90% of your views....

    Man, you nailed it with broken language. If everyone stopped for a second and truly thought about what all those words you used truly mean, I wonder how many people would share 90% of your views. I feel like a majority of the country would, but maybe I'm idealistic. (See what I did there? :-))

    As the world grows, the problems we have get more complex. To solve those problems, we need to get more creative. Instead, it seems we do the inverse and use simple solutions that don't solve the problem in the first place. It's easy to get bogged down in the negativity. But then I come to ~ and find civil discourse, and I get hopeful again.

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