I have been seeking a revelation to explain the plight of the American worker. The answer is unexpected. It is an old problem and surprisingly began with one of America's favorite sports, high school and human nature. In the early days sportsman ship was taught from the beginning grades. You were taught to accept defeat and as a victor show respect to your defeated opponent. As years went by, sportsmanship took a backseat to pride in being number one. Soon winning was everything. and second place was quickly forgotten. This was the end of sportsmanship.
As you would expect, this attitude progressed as the younger players advanced through the ranks, from high school, to college, to professional, to national, and so on, until the problem had permeated the entire sports world. Today, nobody remembers the second place team or individual, twenty four hours after the winner is announced. When I was named Salutatorian of my high school graduating class, I was treated like a celebrity, equal to the recognition given to the Valedictorian. Today, that achievement is hardly recognized.
Being number one has become addictive. No one is satisfied with anything less. People will even resort to murder to achieve the number one position in any endeavor sports or otherwise. As a result, we have dictators, Kings and other world leaders who resort to anything, legal or e legal to achieve the spot.
Greed has become rampant. The desire for recognition, fame, power, wealth, and all that it brings has ruined many a potential leader. As a result, they become mean and vindictive and resort to any means to achieve their goals. The real question is: what is the solution? As for me, "I don't have a clue".
So, let's start a dialog of finding answers. I'm sure there is more than one answer and the solution may be one or a combination of answers. Let's start by setting up a dialog blog. Who will volunteer to chair and set up the site.
MORE EVIDENCE TO THE DELIMA OF THE WORKING CLASS
BY SAMUEL D. MOORE
I watched the national college football game on tv the other night. I must say, it ranks at the top for excitement. However, I noticed one incedent that strengthened my belief as to what happened to sportsmanship and ethics in the world. The incedent probably wasn't noticed by anyone else, but that is the way my mind works. It occurred about midway through the contest.
One of the top receivers for Alabama, touchrd the incoming ball but failed to make the catch. He immediately jumped up, making good catch signs with his arms, in an attempt to influence the official's call. I believe most people today would ask, "What's wrong with that?". Exactly, this is what's wrong. The player knowingly tried to perpetuate a lie instead of accepting the truth that he failed to make the catch. The desire to suceed overpowered his acceptance of the truth.
This attitude is epidemic in most of today's sports venuies. The two notable exceptions are soccer and golf. The result of this attitude is more rules and officials. It has gotten so bad that it has interfered with the ability to complete a contest. In football, it is almost impossible to complete a first down. In basketball, it is almost impossible to make a shot from the field, resulting in the outcome of the game dependent on free throws and official's decisions.. In addition, the attempts at shifting the blame for fouls by faking a reaction has gone viral, so to speak. The acting should have its own Golden Globe awards show. Remember when: The official calls a foul and the guilty player immediately raises his hand?
Those are the sports I am familiar with. I am not familiar enough with other sports to comment on them.
The resulting greed and desire for success, has made its way into the political system. At this point, it is hard to determine if the chicken or the egg was first. This seems to be a worldwide phenomena.
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