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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
From columnist Jerry Brewer: The sporting events that once felt like a safe haven from issues outside of the arenas have become battlegrounds for fans with opposing thoughts. Some say it was ruptured in one soundbite from former president Donald Trump.
How grievance splintered American sportswapo.st From the NFL and other national leagues to competitions on an international stage, sports have become a platform for division in an increasingly politicized society.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
His taunt became the soundtrack for sports discord.   With one vulgar and meandering diatribe against protesting NFL players during a 2017 rally in Huntsville, Trump made American sports civility collapse. It seems no one cares to rebuild it. wapo.st/3VmK6CT
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
The tension has always been there, but the history of American athlete protest is filled with solitary acts, isolating the recoil.
How grievance splintered American sportswapo.st From the NFL and other national leagues to competitions on an international stage, sports have become a platform for division in an increasingly politicized society.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
The controversy peaked when Colin Kaepernick protested the entire 2016 season, the activism persevered even after he was forced off the stage. For all the public discomfort, there had been no true organized backlash, only scattered displeasure. wapo.st/3VmK6CT
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
Trump’s speech spawned a countermovement that politicizes the arena in ways more blatant than athletes railing against inhumanity.  For all the public discomfort, there had been no true organized backlash. Then Trump unleashed extreme patriotism on the activists’ cause. wapo.st/3VmK6CT
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
It is the embrace of these divides rather than the newness of them that spoils our ability to unite around anything, even the fun stuff.
How grievance splintered American sportswapo.st From the NFL and other national leagues to competitions on an international stage, sports have become a platform for division in an increasingly politicized society.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
For as much as we celebrate the positive, transcendent impact of these games, we either chose or allowed the landscape to be flooded with insecurity and petty behavior. Some people relish the grievance. Others chase it for clout. The worst find perverse joy within the conflict. wapo.st/3VmK6CT
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2 mo
Over three months, Jerry interviewed dozens of people to explore the splintering of sports along ideological lines.  This is an in-depth look at how the promise of sports as a national unifier has buckled under the pressures of grievance and division.
How grievance splintered American sportswapo.st From the NFL and other national leagues to competitions on an international stage, sports have become a platform for division in an increasingly politicized society.
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Red Lori Bright Eyes @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · 2 mo
maybe, it's the racism
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TWuG, The Original @twug.bsky.social · 2 mo
It's funny how some folks just don't want to find common ground with the people who would legislate them out of existence.