>> Another factor is male bonding which emphasizes hierarchy and
>> submission/domination relations - you have to submit to the alpha- male
>> and dominate as many other males as possible, you have to be loyal to
>> the male collective, whether it is a gang, a home team,
> This does not explain Cubs fans . . .
> jks
true, but the system needs the submissive/masochists to reproduce itself. and we Cub fans alone have der eigene Sinn. remember Phenomenology B IV A wasn't that a great opener... go Corey Patterson!
john mage