Golf as a Discourse of Resistance to Imperialism

Paul Henry Rosenberg rad at gte.net
Sun Sep 27 11:55:39 PDT 1998


James Devine wrote:


> >>>What's to defend? [Golf is] the national sport of Scottish highland peoples
> >>>who have been oppressed by English imperialism since the elimination of
> >>>*their* dynasty in 1688. By playing golf you are keeping the culture of the
> >>>oppressed marginal peoples of the British Isles alive.
> >>>
> >>
> >>before I join your crusade, you'll have to pull your Scots imperialists out
> >>of the 6 counties of the North of Ireland.
> >>
> >>
> >But surely it is more important for me first to get reparations for the
> >Revocation of the Edict of Nantes...
>
> Unfortunately, I am still pissed at the conquest of Athens by those damned
> Macedonians under Philip, so I can't join your cause.

Athens! What about the Pellopenesian Wars????

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