[Wolves] I know this is ot...

[Andrew Lewis]

Kevanf1 wrote:

> On 29/05/06, David Morley <davmor2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I know this is ot but 40 years ago England won this little football
>> competition in England now wouldn't it be nice if say England were to
>> win against Germany in Germany,  wouldn't  that be a celebration to
>> rival celebrations? just a thought.:)
>>
what would be really good, would be if people stopped paying other 
people stupid amounts of money to kick a ball around a field, and 
decided to use that money to reward people who really make a difference 
in society - by which I mean: scientists, artists, teachers, 
researchers, etc...

I don't object to sport in general, but I think it passes a negative 
message when the rewards offered for useless 'celebrity' skills (and 
football is a useless skill) are so high - especially when people who 
make a daily contribution to the lives of other people or the betterment 
of society are treated as freaks, and shunned by the society they are 
attempting to improve.

Before someone draws the obvious parallel:Yes,  I feel the same way 
about music - real musicians quite easily earn vast wads of cash by 
doing live performances to packed stadiums, while the crappy pop-idol 
zombie-mentality-factory-manufactured-big 
limp-wristed-electro-contemporary-bu115h17 -artists send out wild packs 
of dogs if someone listens to a record in public without permission.

I will not bow to the "look pretty: sound crap" mentality of music any 
more than I will bow to the media moguls who promote football and 
deplore science. I support the rights of those who want to act like 
pretecious-arses with no social concience, but I don't want to see them 
rewarded for their ignorance by the all enveloping pog-trading football 
player mentality, and I don't like the way society in general idolises 
worthless self-promoters instead of those who gain recognition through 
achievement and diligence.

so, in answer to your question...... not particularly, no.

spline
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