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.
I'm not a huge sports person but I can see how that would be difficult. The only thing I can think of these is some way by which fans could tip players, though I already have enough issues with...
I'm not a huge sports person but I can see how that would be difficult. The only thing I can think of these is some way by which fans could tip players, though I already have enough issues with how tipping works and I don't want to see more of it.
I went to see the Mets a couple of weekends ago and was taken aback when they did God Bless America before the 7th inning stretch. I thought every team except the Yankees stopped doing that years...
I went to see the Mets a couple of weekends ago and was taken aback when they did God Bless America before the 7th inning stretch. I thought every team except the Yankees stopped doing that years ago (with the exception of special occasions like July 4th, Memorial Day and 9/11 anniversary). But the game I saw was just a regular July Sunday, so I guess it's back.
I never minded the national anthem at the start of the game because I always think of it as a corny tradition like the 7th inning stretch,. But ever since the story came out about the government paying these teams to promote the military, all of the other stuff ("veteran of the game," God Bless America, and whatever else they come up with) feels increasingly like propaganda.
As for the reasoning of "we do this because of 9/11," I'm in New York. I don't need any help remembering 9/11. Enough already.
Like many things in this world, I think these types of displays started out as genuine, spontaneous, and positive things. Once both the government and corporations saw they could use it for their...
Like many things in this world, I think these types of displays started out as genuine, spontaneous, and positive things. Once both the government and corporations saw they could use it for their own ends, things started to go down that more propaganda-like path.
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.
I'm not a huge sports person but I can see how that would be difficult. The only thing I can think of these is some way by which fans could tip players, though I already have enough issues with how tipping works and I don't want to see more of it.
I went to see the Mets a couple of weekends ago and was taken aback when they did God Bless America before the 7th inning stretch. I thought every team except the Yankees stopped doing that years ago (with the exception of special occasions like July 4th, Memorial Day and 9/11 anniversary). But the game I saw was just a regular July Sunday, so I guess it's back.
I never minded the national anthem at the start of the game because I always think of it as a corny tradition like the 7th inning stretch,. But ever since the story came out about the government paying these teams to promote the military, all of the other stuff ("veteran of the game," God Bless America, and whatever else they come up with) feels increasingly like propaganda.
As for the reasoning of "we do this because of 9/11," I'm in New York. I don't need any help remembering 9/11. Enough already.
Like many things in this world, I think these types of displays started out as genuine, spontaneous, and positive things. Once both the government and corporations saw they could use it for their own ends, things started to go down that more propaganda-like path.