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Feel free to correct me....
Everyone I know has been roasting the patriot games, but... it sounds sort of fun??? Given how bad Americans are at exercise, socialization, and community, some sporting events might be fun and good?
Like, I could see this being an absolute dream for high-achieving student athletes.
However, this is all tempered by the fact that the announcement itself was steeped in transphobia. If that weren't the case, Id be less skeptical.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is how fascism arrived.
Sure, it’s all in good fun, and the ballroom is just an upgrade for the people, and the illegals dying in detention, aren’t dying because they were detained, just coincidentally dying in captivity. Let’s always look for the silver lining in the sturmwolke.
Wat.... when did I say any of that....
You didn’t, but this is the sort of sentiment that aligns:
It might, if it was anything other than a spectacle in service of dear leader. They do not deserve the benefit of the doubt.
So... why didnt you just say "I fear this is just a front to instill reactionary patriotism for the greater purpose of ushering in American fascism - akin to the Hitler youth"
And instead smugly claimed I was ushering in fascism??
It's a fair point, and I'd have conceded it to you...
Because whitewashing fascism is supporting it and I'm tired of giving people who are part of the problem grace.
[https://lemmy.ml/post/39531321/22458346](Dis u?)
On a crusade against whitewashing and fascism, yet cannot confront capitalism..
lol, dumbass.
Just go do the myriad already existing fun sports and physical activities instead of dancing like a trained monkey for this shitty administration.
The problem is that under any other administration, it would be a potentially good idea. Under this one, it's a grand event for dear leader to show himself off and his country like North Korea does. It's more ego padding, that if it happens will be so ineptly run it'll be a disgrace to those who participate. You'd have to be die hard MAGA to want to perform for glorious leader who thinks physical exertion just kills you faster.
You think it's actually going to be executed perfectly like that under this administration? Also, something something hunger games
Maybe not, but I never said it had to be executed perfectly. In fact it's probably fair to say the first one might be a little clunky.
Until it's revealed that the participants will be killing each other, the Hunger Games comparison is a funny gag, but I dont see how it seriously applies.
It’ll fuck over the serious athletes, as they already have a full card training for an Olympic cycle. It’ll be a poorly-run festival of mediocrity.