tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4492599200821887029..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-27020005683784172512010-06-24T19:18:12.619-05:002010-06-24T19:18:12.619-05:00Yes, but I'm sitting in first place in that sa...Yes, but I'm sitting in first place in that same league, mostly because I've been in the bottom so long, I've accumulated an army of cheap players.Purple Cowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-32913679835197608712010-06-24T17:16:12.762-05:002010-06-24T17:16:12.762-05:00If anything, the American soccer team's recent...If anything, the American soccer team's recent success makes us more like other nations, not less, precisely because we all chant "U!S!A!" In the moment, "USA" becomes like "Giants" or "49ers" ... it's the team we root for. When they win, we go bonkers with pride for our team/country ... just like all the other soccer fans across the globe when their team succeeds. We are them.Mon-sewer Paul Regrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918972562626522624noreply@blogger.com