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Originally Posted by Villages PL
You made some excellent points. And I got a chuckle out of your statement, "People don't wear jerseys with the numbers of their favorite hazers on them."
I first heard about this issue on the radio (Friday?) and football was supported 100% by a popular talk-show host. I knew immediately that it had "industry" written all over it. The food industry, that is, because football is a bananza for the fast food industry. And radio earns a lot of money advertising fast food. So it's all connected and "built into American culture and economy at so many levels," as you stated so well. We're on the same page!!
For more information on how this got started, search: "Give some thought to call to ban HS football"
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Actually, to your point, wouldn't it be nice if human nature evolved to a point where there was a lot less violence overall. I sometimes think (not too weird, but OK) about what impression a person from another planet would get when visiting here. A peek at the evaluation sheet for humans - a rating scale from 1 to 10. Still engages in tribal warfare. Ends lives in many domestic, international and legal situations. Entertainment seeks fights (hockey/boxing), crashes (racing)....you get the idea. But hopefully we have come a long way
and will continue to evolve. And your suggestions are one way to do that.