> Question to list (since Carrol won't see this): Apart from the corp
> media
> element and the nationalist/tribalist thrust of most sports (which I
> think
> we've covered), what should be a "leftist" response to sports & its
> relation
> to US culture?
>
My response is to wistfully express longing to be a scriptwriter for
professional sporting events - to be able to script the drama of a
world series, using the talents of premier athletes. The immediate
reaction is a defiant denial that professional sports are 'fixed', but
the seed is planted.