The ultimate demonstration of U.S. militarism is made annually in the good old game of American football. And of course, nothing is quite so emblematic of that as the Army v. Navy game. It is the one game of the year that I, as a football connoisseur, find the most drab, boring, reprehensible, and disgusting spectacle ever invented for the edification of the common man.
There are many reasons why I despise this game, not the least of which it is that it is always ugly. It is ugly in its aesthetics, ugly in its style, and ugly in its blind worship of all things military. (Well, of course it is, it is the Army/Navy game.)
Packed into the stadium at kickoff, the assembled future brass, and likely sprinkle of "sacrificed" officers--against the multitude of enlisted poor--cheered uproariously for the introduced U.S. near-dictator and fascist POTUS, Donald Trump. (If that doesn't convince you that this game is whacked out, nothing will.)
It causes one to ponder: perhaps former Army history professor Maj. (Ret.) Danny Sjursen should have built an outpost in his classroom and fought off to the last soldier--Japanese-style--the invading generals who wanted him out now!
But, so much water under the bridges southeast of Normandy in 1944!
Speaking of the pro game (I didn't but you did under your breath). Here is a fantastic piece. Read it.
TS
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