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Y_lifter
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We have had a couple of threads speaking of American's Blind patriotism in regard to us being attacked
and wanting to kick ass and we are the best, waving flags etc.
I dis-agreed with most thoughts such as it being wrong being proud to be American and all that we stand for and have done in the past etc.
But this morning, a prime example of American Media Blind Patriotism hit me and I had to laugh and shake my head.
Before the USA FIFA Soccer team upset Portugal, you hardly heard anything from the average joe on the street about Soccer or the world cup.
News reports on the Networks and CNN were few and just 20-30 seconds long if you were lucky.
Those fans were never talked about and it seemed the "General" US population was not really behind the US team or Soccer in general.
Suddenly I'm seeing news reports about the World Cup on all channels all the time,
Live shots of World Cup parties and mass crowds all waving the US flag.
WORLD CUP FRENZY is the byline on the stories.
Live reports from England for this mornings game.
Very little actual history or information on FIFA, just people screaming USA, USA, USA
Is it really the American people that are at issue, or simply the Media making us all look like hypocrites with their sudden blind interest in something they ignored when the US was low in the Cup rankings and expectations ?
and wanting to kick ass and we are the best, waving flags etc.
I dis-agreed with most thoughts such as it being wrong being proud to be American and all that we stand for and have done in the past etc.
But this morning, a prime example of American Media Blind Patriotism hit me and I had to laugh and shake my head.
Before the USA FIFA Soccer team upset Portugal, you hardly heard anything from the average joe on the street about Soccer or the world cup.
News reports on the Networks and CNN were few and just 20-30 seconds long if you were lucky.
Those fans were never talked about and it seemed the "General" US population was not really behind the US team or Soccer in general.
Suddenly I'm seeing news reports about the World Cup on all channels all the time,
Live shots of World Cup parties and mass crowds all waving the US flag.
WORLD CUP FRENZY is the byline on the stories.
Live reports from England for this mornings game.
Very little actual history or information on FIFA, just people screaming USA, USA, USA
Is it really the American people that are at issue, or simply the Media making us all look like hypocrites with their sudden blind interest in something they ignored when the US was low in the Cup rankings and expectations ?
