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RW81233 · June 2011

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

The Fixer · June 2011

RW81233 wrote:

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

I dont think of it as a symbol of superiority. More of a patriotic thing for me.

As for the booing of anthems...I think that shows a complete lack of respect. I would never boo the canadian anthem

Interesting take though...you definitely have some unique stances

RW81233 · June 2011

The Fixer wrote:

RW obviously doesn't believe in background checks when selecting teams/players to root for.

vick, irvin, gary neal, the U, dallas cowboys...geez man you are gangsta as hell

I didn't know anything about Gary Neal's past, but it's just more that he comes back to Towson and works out with the players in the offseason. Vick I liked before he got in trouble, and I still like watching him play. The U haven't done anything wrong in like 5 years, outside of Dez same with the Cowboys. You are right though I tend to gravitate toward controversial players/teams b/c it makes for fun conversation and thinking. Plus more people get pissed when those teams/players win than if some "classy" team gets it done.

Oh and most definitely Agassi, then Rafa.

The Juggler · June 2011

RW81233 wrote:

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

i don't know...baseball started doing the star spangled banner in the 1918 world series. it didn't become the national anthem until 1931. been sung before games ever since. i don't think hitler had much to do with this practice at all really.

The Juggler · June 2011

LeBron James is the Michael Jordan of blowing it in the finals.

RW81233 · June 2011

The Fixer wrote:

RW81233 wrote:

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

I dont think of it as a symbol of superiority. More of a patriotic thing for me.

As for the booing of anthems...I think that shows a complete lack of respect. I would never boo the canadian anthem

Interesting take though...you definitely have some unique stances

yeah you are right booing someone else's national anthem takes no critical reflection. booing your own because you didn't like what was going on in your country would be pretty bad ass - if it was warranted.

The Fixer · June 2011

RW81233 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

RW obviously doesn't believe in background checks when selecting teams/players to root for.

vick, irvin, gary neal, the U, dallas cowboys...geez man you are gangsta as hell

I didn't know anything about Gary Neal's past, but it's just more that he comes back to Towson and works out with the players in the offseason. Vick I liked before he got in trouble, and I still like watching him play. The U haven't done anything wrong in like 5 years, outside of Dez same with the Cowboys. You are right though I tend to gravitate toward controversial players/teams b/c it makes for fun conversation and thinking. Plus more people get pissed when those teams/players win than if some "classy" team gets it done.

Oh and most definitely Agassi, then Rafa.

Gary Neal started at lasalle. got kicked out of school for raping a chick.

Re: the U...you're not too familiar with Robert Marve are you? He's the dude that was eventually kicked off the team. He's now at purdue.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/con ... _0824.html

RW81233 · June 2011

The Juggler wrote:

RW81233 wrote:

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

i don't know...baseball started doing the star spangled banner in the 1918 world series. it didn't become the national anthem until 1931. been sung before games ever since. i don't think hitler had much to do with this practice at all really.

You are correct baseball did it for special events WS/Opening Day, but certainly not every day. Hitler used it very specifically as part of his plan to market Nazi Germany. This was the first time they played it during every event, and his hope was that Aryan Germans would win enough medals that the Anthem would ring out monotonously. Since then the National Anthem is now 2nd nature.

Newch91 · June 2011

The Fixer wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

The 81 wrote:

so the country hates LeBron becuase he is black....what is Favre's excuse?

he's just too white.

america desperately needs a mulatto sports superstar to bridge our racial divide.

jeter isn't doing the job for you?

Fixer beat me to it. I was going to say Jeter.

RW81233 · June 2011

allegedly for neal, but getting kicked out prolly doesn't bode well for his innocence. I knew about Marve, but they booted him whereas in the past the U would have let it go.

Newch91 · June 2011

polaris_x wrote:

america needs a sports superstar that has some class ... like say steve nash or steve yzerman ... in other words ... a canadian ...

Jeter has the most class out of any athlete in all of American sports.

The Fixer · June 2011

RW81233 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

RW81233 wrote:

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

I dont think of it as a symbol of superiority. More of a patriotic thing for me.

As for the booing of anthems...I think that shows a complete lack of respect. I would never boo the canadian anthem

Interesting take though...you definitely have some unique stances

yeah you are right booing someone else's national anthem takes no critical reflection. booing your own because you didn't like what was going on in your country would be pretty bad ass - if it was warranted.

I think booing the national anthem should be penalized with a deportation to cuba. we live in a democracy...if you don't like certain things, you have the freedom to engage in groups to do something about it.

I despise rage against the machine for that d-bag zack de la rocha and his asinine political views. not to mention openly burning the american flag. if you hate the country so much, then don't fucking live here.

what thread is this again?

DewieCox · June 2011

RW81233 wrote:

given the fact that Hitler popularized playing national anthems at sporting events during the Berlin Olympics as part of his Nazi propaganda I think that booing national anthems is something that should just be done regularly. If you think about it it really is one of the most absurd practices at sporting events. We all stand and sing this song then cheer wildly while millions of dollars in jet fuel fly overhead. What's the point of it? If it's symbolizing national and military superiority how does that jive with people's arguments that politics and sports shouldn't mix?

I think the anthem at games is cool. Doesn't really bother me if Hitler thought of it.I don't see how it could be construed as a superiority thing. We don't play our anthem and fly our jets over foreign sporting events.

Most of the fly overs are done as part of drills. It helps the pilots with timing.

RW81233 · June 2011

Fixer you're right this is a playoffs thread, but isn't booing a the national anthem practicing democracy? Also burning the flag, whether you like it or not, is a proper way to dispose of the flag. Putting the flag on sporting uniforms, displaying it horizontally across the entire outfield, or covering a basketball court is actually more of a disgrace to the flag if you follow the flag code.

Newch91 · June 2011

polaris_x wrote:

phil? ... jerry sloan? ...

it is pretty clear rick carlisle outcoached erik spoelstra by a landslide ...

Spoelstra was still in the video room during the Finals.

Rick Carlisle did a phenomenal job in the playoffs, especially the Finals after he made that change in the starting line up to have Barea start. I know I'm saying this because I'm a Dallas fan, but I really think Carlisle is one of, if not, the best coach in the league right now, especially with Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan gone.

The Fixer · June 2011

RW81233 wrote:

Fixer you're right this is a playoffs thread, but isn't booing a the national anthem practicing democracy? Also burning the flag, whether you like it or not, is a proper way to dispose of the flag. Putting the flag on sporting uniforms, displaying it horizontally across the entire outfield, or covering a basketball court is actually more of a disgrace to the flag if you follow the flag code.

To your question...probably. Not something I would ever agree with though. No matter how fucked up things ever got in the this country or how much I disliked the president. There are more productive and less offensive ways to get your point across than by booing the anthem of the country you live in.

I thought burning the flag was a criminal offense? I'm not going to pretend to be an expert in flag code. I don't know much about that stuff.

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