Spectator Sports and the State
Award-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges brilliantly illustrates in “Kneeling in Fenway Park to the Gods of War,” how spectator sports have become the establishment’s release valve or recreational outlet for the masses to both project their aggressive instincts away from rebellious or seditious behaviors, and to instill an artificial sense of camaraderie and loyalty to their rival tribal teams which act as surrogates for the State.
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