...that I'm even gladder than usual that I don't like rugby.
I find the national over-reaction ridiculous to the point of hilarity.
"State of mourning" my ass. If people bothered to get this worked up about actual atrocities, something might be done about the appalling state of the world today.
How about a bit of mourning over genocide in Africa? Couldn't really give a fuck, could you? Doesn't compare in emotional impact to the direction a pig's bladder was thrown in Cardiff, does it?
Robert Anton Wilson once said "The two gravest mental illnesses currently affecting the planet are faith and patriotism." I'd add "sports" to that list - it taps into the same sort of mindless tribalism that helps to divide the people of our world.
According to these studies, domestic violence and Accident & Emergency rates are higher when the local sports team wins than when they lose. This study suggests that levels of aggression rise when expectations are confounded - when you expect the team to win but they lose, and also (interestingly) when you expect the team to lose, but they win.
So fuck you, sports fans. :-P
Posted by joey at October 8, 2007 11:07 AM