[lbo-talk] Re: Sport/Competition

BklynMagus magcomm at ix.netcom.com
Fri Oct 24 10:24:11 PDT 2003


Dear List:


> At a recent talk Terry Eagleton said that, in a future 'socialist' society, 'we have to get rid of sport',
because sport, with its generation of (artificial?) passions, competition, ebb and flow, replaces our desire for politics and social change.

I guess Terry Eagleton always got picked last for teams in gym class LOL.

I am not sure I agree that sports can replace a passion for politics. I love sports and movies and jazz, but none of that replaces my desire for social change. To me they compliment each other.

As far as ebb and flow go, isn't that the nature of life and social change? Sports could be seen as a good instruction in the reality of how life and change occur -- in fits and starts.

The claim just seems dubious to me.

Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister



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