07-04-2020, 06:29 AM
(07-04-2020, 02:47 AM)hounddoghowlie Wrote:Ball games; innocent...off site betting aside; the real Gladiator Games were invented by the Romans to quell the negative energy of mass discontent. Blood sport. Free entertainment provided to keep uprisings at bay. Nothing has changed except we pay inflated prices for tickets to events to anesthetize ourselves; glory in the "virtual" annihilation of another nation (sports team) until next weeks stadium invasion.(07-04-2020, 02:32 AM)Schmoe1 Wrote: What a joke. How about we just keep politics and social issues out of sports? People are watching the game for entertainment, for a temporary escape from the stupidity of society nowadays.
that's what i say, ball games are a relief from the pains. of life, something to take your mind off of it. even though some take them to serious, i'm sure they don't want to have the same shit thrown in their face during a ball game.