When The Saints Go Marching
So maybe the Iraqis don't want Starbucks (I expect Dubious to refer to this franchise in Chinese from here on out) or MTV. But maybe what they need are the Saints.
Something about this story just doesn't sit right with me. Do sports teams actually instill hope? or are they just distractions? And do those people most affected by suffering and poverty really feel such a deep connection to "their" team?
Is that really the breaking point? Losing their football team?
Something about this story just doesn't sit right with me. Do sports teams actually instill hope? or are they just distractions? And do those people most affected by suffering and poverty really feel such a deep connection to "their" team?
"If the Saints are a broken city’s No. 1 reason to celebrate, Benson has become the hangover — the thing that dims the joy a little for folks, the headache that waits next year, no matter what happens this season. People here have lost a lot. They can’t imagine losing the Saints, too."
Is that really the breaking point? Losing their football team?
posted by Qahal at 9:59 AM
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Yet another "Why sports matter" article. With all this talk, I am beginning to think that past-times are just that. Saints in the Super Bowl doesn't mean hope for New Orleans, it means maybe a day to forget about the below sea-level living situation that they chose or how the people in the 9th ward can't take care of themselves by such feats as bottling water or not shooting at the Coast Guard. "Fantasy and Diversion" in the words of St. Augustine
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