tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post686572585961173484..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Football and Academic FraudGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-36205146637197989782012-12-21T12:14:05.050-05:002012-12-21T12:14:05.050-05:00What is more American than apple pie ?? - Like Gla...What is more American than apple pie ?? - Like Gladiators for Ancient Rome or Bullfighting for Spain -- But after years this thing can leave you worse than a Rodeo Clown -- Foreigners admire Americans for this display of toughness, strength, harshness and manhood --- but read this and you will feel very sad<br />.<br />Many people tried to forbid this activity in the years 1900 to 1920 and failed, when they change the rules to make it safer it becomes potentially more devastating with years. Teddy Roosevelt called these people to the White House after 18 young men died in a year.<br /><br />Around the World the word "Football" means soccer, but in the USA, "Football" is "American Football" and changing the rules to make it safer only delays the time of reckoning for the player. The time when he will realize that he is a ruin of a Human Being, with lots of brain problems.<br /><br />I think that Bullfighting, Boxing, Kick Boxing and "American Football" are political problems and cultural problems. What are these activities telling us about the nations that practice these "Gladiatoral" sports ??<br /><br />Observe that these horrible sports become activities for low class people, the poor and underdogs. Because Rich People are not going to risk their skins there. Gladiators were a very low class in ancient Rome.<br /><br />What is "American Football" telling us about the millions of Americans that love as fans or practice this dangerous sport ??<br /><br /><br /><br />The New Yorker<br />The Sporting Scene<br />Does Football Have a Future?<br />The N.F.L. and the concussion crisis.<br />by Ben McGrath <br />January 31, 2011<br /><br />Does Football Have a Future?<br /><br />http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/31/110131fa_fact_mcgrath?currentPage=1<br /><br />***************************Defensores de Democraciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990488344886411353noreply@blogger.com