.@michaeljknowles is NOT happy that Americans are into the World Cup:
"I am so blackpilled that Americans are taking soccer seriously...I hate this freaking sport. It sucks. It's third-world. It's gay, and I don't like it." 😂
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i am so exhausted by the endless media narrative of "everyhting is awful, no one is happy, and everyone hates you but us."
it's tiresome, manipulative, and most of all it's false.
i was on the roof deck at a bar for lunch yesterday. it was packed with big beefy swedes who looked as if they had been carved from solid blocks of elk bacon. they were in team jerseys, painted faces, yelling at the screen in swedish, having a blast. good folks. funny. good humor despite getting shellacked 5-1 by the dutch.
we talked. i asked them how their trip was going. they said they were loving it and could not beleive how big america is and how nice everyone was and how easy it is to just meet everyone. they were super into the bison burgers and tater tots (though jalapenos made them sweat like floyd mayweather at a spelling bee).
i have no idea what their veiews of the US had been before (and didn't ask) but they certainly seemed to be enjoying it yesterday.
they liked it here. it was fun to have them here.
sorry, but to my mind, that's a feel good story for the world cup. there's just no real question about it.
the real question becomes: why is the media so desperate to convince us all that this is not so? why do they want americans to think that the EU is a hell hole and vice versa? why are they so committed to the story of incompatibility and discord? what are they afraid of? that we might like each other? that we might learn from one another (and uncover the media lies)?
do you really want people like that curating your news?
of course they're freaking out. this is like watching the mean girl who has been talking behind everyone's back and stirring up acrimony suddenly realize that all the victims are talking and have figured out how she's been playing them off of one another.
why, it's almost as if letting a media this dishonest shape your views about people you never met and places you've never been is unwise...
Sports Americans Care About, Ranked
NFL American Football
American College Football
Major League Baseball
NBA Basketball
College Basketball
NASCAR
Basketball Where Caitlin Clark Is Playing
NHL Hockey
American High School Football
PGA Golf
Indy Car
Track and Field
F1
UFC
WWE
Gymnastics
Figure Skating
College Women Softball
Canadian Football
Moto GP
Tennis
Skiing
NHRA Drag Racing
High School Basketball
Xtreme Sports
USFL Football
College Baseball
Arena Football
Motocross
PBR Rodeo
Minor League Baseball
College Hockey
High School Baseball
Japanese Baseball
Sumo Wrestling
Pro Bowling
Monster Trucks
Australian Rules Football
Combine Demolition Derby
Rugby
Miniature Golf
Crossfit
Pickleball
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any sort of soccer