Me? The hater of all sports, who fantasizes about venomously condemning them all at the height of idolotry in a sickly idolatrous nation in a handbasket of idols? Who points to this sport as the destroyer of families and education? Who denounces it as a horrendous misuse of money, fame and time?
How did this happen? Not only was a watching, I was caring who won. Actually I do care. It started with my American host family. Then there was a segment about a really humble and sweet coach, and then a video--added in the middle of this morning, Sunday morning--about a faith-focused defense dude. And I was thinking, "Wow. they're not just the team my friends like, they're actually good people."
But beyond that, there was the fact that the pregame was all about rallying the country, with some serious patriotism tags, and making huge business of the fact that both teams are heavy with blue-collar industries and hard-working-nationbuilder symbolism.
That's what I get for thinking my nation of residence had a monopoly on overbearing patriotism.
Well, this has been called the world's biggest sporting event. I'd have to qualify, at least is is among the 5% of the world that has heard of it.
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