Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:48 pm
The refs subconsciously threw all of the American's games because of their conscious hatred of our president and foreign policy, and the funny thing is that as an American I can't say that we didn't deserve it.
Unless you other Americans get off your asses and take to the streets to fight for what you believe in we will never win a World Cup.
So if World Cup glory is more important to you than politics now you have a reason to think about politics.
Seriously if the French had ever elected a president as dumb as W (which they wouldn't) he would have been thrown out of office by an angry mob in less than a week. That is the same kind of passion that allows them and others like Brazil to win world cups.
When I see people at parades, festivals, etc... in other countries they are screaming, jumoing, dancing, and laughing. When I look at Americans at the same events they are standing there with their a stick up their ass — passionless. I think most of it has to do with the American cultural norm that showing emotion (especially for men) is considered a sign of weakness; wether it be crying or, shouting with joy in the streets after a World Cup victory. Every goddam American black or white, man or woman thinks that they have to be James Dean. We always have to be cool and calm and in control. We as a nation, as a culture, have out-sophisticated ourselves of passion. Maybe its because we are so absurdly materialistic that the only things we are really passionate about any more are things, meaningless stuff, not our friends, not our families, not love. I have met more than one European that says that they think it is cool that every American owns a car. Well it ain't cool. It's the most ridiculous manifestation of our greed and it is only getting worse. Spending an hour and a half driving to and from work will suck the passion out of anyone.
Sorry I babbled on like that, I'm just angry we lost today.
For the record I proudly ride my Italian Bianchi to and from work everyday, rain, snow, sleet, hail, tornadoes, typhoons, earthquakes, swarms of locusts, be damned. Now that's passion.
Unless you other Americans get off your asses and take to the streets to fight for what you believe in we will never win a World Cup.
So if World Cup glory is more important to you than politics now you have a reason to think about politics.
Seriously if the French had ever elected a president as dumb as W (which they wouldn't) he would have been thrown out of office by an angry mob in less than a week. That is the same kind of passion that allows them and others like Brazil to win world cups.
When I see people at parades, festivals, etc... in other countries they are screaming, jumoing, dancing, and laughing. When I look at Americans at the same events they are standing there with their a stick up their ass — passionless. I think most of it has to do with the American cultural norm that showing emotion (especially for men) is considered a sign of weakness; wether it be crying or, shouting with joy in the streets after a World Cup victory. Every goddam American black or white, man or woman thinks that they have to be James Dean. We always have to be cool and calm and in control. We as a nation, as a culture, have out-sophisticated ourselves of passion. Maybe its because we are so absurdly materialistic that the only things we are really passionate about any more are things, meaningless stuff, not our friends, not our families, not love. I have met more than one European that says that they think it is cool that every American owns a car. Well it ain't cool. It's the most ridiculous manifestation of our greed and it is only getting worse. Spending an hour and a half driving to and from work will suck the passion out of anyone.
Sorry I babbled on like that, I'm just angry we lost today.
For the record I proudly ride my Italian Bianchi to and from work everyday, rain, snow, sleet, hail, tornadoes, typhoons, earthquakes, swarms of locusts, be damned. Now that's passion.
