I actually have no issue with the *opiate of the masses* argument. I agree with you, especially about the co-option of the players. At the same time, it feels like these games—at this moment, with Trump and the far right are systematically erasing the practice and spirit of DEI—deserves a somewhat more nuanced view.
Speaking of the World Cup…https://skepticalsociopath.substack.com/p/fifa-world-cup-the-roman-empires?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=wxwe9
I actually have no issue with the *opiate of the masses* argument. I agree with you, especially about the co-option of the players. At the same time, it feels like these games—at this moment, with Trump and the far right are systematically erasing the practice and spirit of DEI—deserves a somewhat more nuanced view.
England may throw a spanner in the works, this time around. And the French won’t be helping. History may rhyme, but….