Uncomfortable with the war comparisons?

[Bollox]

Agree with the OP 100%. It's disrespectful to make the comparison.
....and it's ******* lame. I hate the pre-amble wankathon they always have before a game. They are so damn cringe-worthy. They get that guy who sounds like a B grade version of the dude who does Hollywood film trailers to read out some fluff-piece they shat out and it's usually terrible.
Didn't some of those chumps at Essendon try to wave away their guilt by saying that playing in a football club is like being in an army? You do what you're told etc.

His correct title is "deep slow annoying voiceover man"...and you're in luck coz i do the best impersonation going around.
Its all about getting the pause right, and repetitive embellishment and short sentences.
On this day, the most holy of days.
Where men fight for their honour and colours. We pay tribute to those who have performed on this stage. Superstars .(pause and footage of Cloke). Men of substance (pause and footage of Hird).
Greatness. (pause) It is in the air.
The spectacular. The heights they climb. The courage (pause and footage of Dale Thomas).
They do battle...

FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK en ShuTTT UPPPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

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No, it's terribly unfortunate.

The left love the term "nuanced", but if there's a section of society that is incredibly rigid in their thinking it's them.

All of their views are predicated by how things make them "feel" and it leads to the most inane and irresponsible policies known to man that are often worse than what they're railing against.

Their motto - "We must do something, this is something, therfore we must do this".

Thanks for your response, however, I'll crease arguing with drones.

Except you were barely even "arguing", let alone anything as subtle as "debating" or "discussing", you were merely stating an entrenched view that you hold. (Ironically, the point of which, is that another sector of society has entrenched views.)

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I don't go out of my way looking for things to be offended about so no, this doesn't bother me.

But you do go out of your way to describe others as going out of their way to be offended, so already we know a little bit more about you and thank you for sharing.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

No kid, it's you that has no clue. WTF are they teaching kids these days ?

A true socialist country doesn't have capitalist economics. Because a country has welfare doesn't make it "socialist". FMD

Well, we have no true capitalist countries either; the US is more unionised in certain industries than we are, and has a very strong tradition of public education, just to give two examples, so all you're really saying is stating the bleeding obvious that pretty much everything exists somewhere on a spectrum.

 

[SBYM]

I think people overthink things

True. But as this thread shows, some underthink things, too.

 

[momentbymoment]

Why is it a flaw?

/popcorn

Because it is no longer what it pretends to be.
The huge Inequality gap is not the result of talent or success, it is the result of power used corruptly. Everyone hates that when it happens in the AFL but we seem to blindly accept it in our actual lives.

 

[PACatter]

Iran (oh wait, they assassinated Mossadegh)
Chile (oops, Allende wore it)
Congo (bye bye Lumumba)
Guatemala (Arbenz, you no nationalize, come in militaria)

Hell, ya might as well say the whole of South America at some point in time

Dees fans will be happy.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

The actors themselves are not pretending to be soldiers though, they fully acknowledge they are acting and what they are doing isn't warrior like.

I think the players themselves are not pretending to be soliders (unlike an actor who is actually pretending to be a solider!), and they fully acknowledge they are playing footy and what they are doing isn't warrior like.

It's an analogy, no actually thinks footy is like war.

 

[BPikkers]

Why don't people get over it. Who cares what analogy is being used to describe a game of footy? I think we all know the difference to war and a game of footy. No need to get sensitive over it and try to make it into an issue it isn't.

And before I get people jumping down my throat about being 'disrespectful' etc, my father served in Vietnam and lost friends to war both on an off the battlefield. He thinks it's silly and a bit of a laugh how there are those who think it's offensive to use war/battle analogies or terms to describe a game of footy.

Let's get over it and enjoy the game for what it is.

 

[BPikkers]

I have stated this on Big Footy before, the ANZAC Day game(S) is not about honouring the ANZACs; that may have been the concept (which is flawed imo), but it has morphed into just another 'blockbuster' for the AFL.

A few years ago, the day had five different games across the country, all under the guise of being a unique ANZAC Day homage by the AFL. The fact that it is on ANZAC Day is incidental to it making a lot of money for the AFL.

i kind of agree and disagree with u here.
Yes I have no doubt the AFL see it as a money spinner, however, I also think it does increase awareness of Anzac Day among the younger kids out there which is a positive.

 

[Trav 20]

Well, we have no true capitalist countries either; the US is more unionised in certain industries than we are, and has a very strong tradition of public education, just to give two examples, so all you're really saying is stating the bleeding obvious that pretty much everything exists somewhere on a spectrum.

You have a very myopic view of economics.

There are degrees of everything, but to suggest capitalism doesn't exist is truly moronic.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

You have a very myopic view of economics.

There are degrees of everything, but to suggest capitalism doesn't exist is truly moronic.

Can't see anywhere I suggested that. Maybe it's you that needs an optometrist.

I simply said there are no true capitalist countries, just like you said there are no true socialist countries. Everything's on a spectrum, except in the minds of the ideologues.

Cheers mate.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

They are just words. OP needs to soldier on.

 

[Trav 20]

Can't see anywhere I suggested that. Maybe it's you that needs an optometrist.

I simply said there are no true capitalist countries, just like you said there are no true socialist countries. Everything's on a spectrum, except in the minds of the ideologues.

Cheers mate.

Clearly anyone can argue degrees or at the edges of anything, but it's fanciful to call countries "socialist" when they employ capitalist economics.

It's far more reasonable to refer to countries as "capitalist" even if the have a responsible social welfare system.

If you disagree that's fine and we'll agree to differ.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Clearly anyone can argue degrees or at the edges of anything, but it's fanciful to call countries "socialist" when they have employ capitalist economics.

It's far more reasonable to refer to countries as "capitalist" even if the have a responsible social welfare system.

If you disagree that's fine and we'll agree to differ.

Whatevs. I think the OP is interesting, so yes, let's not get distracted off into Left Vs Right economics.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

They are just words. OP needs to soldier on.

As someone posted earlier, the "N word" is just a word too.

But nice pun!

 

[ziad]

Everything? Really? Like their lives? Really?

and like randomly dieing

 

[ziad]

Who cares. Freedom of speech

I can think of 100 immutable footy facts you can not put up here.

 

[ziad]

Exactly.

I'm sick of people getting up in arms over a metaphor that isn't designed to be taken literally.

We live in the age of people being professionally offended.

You ******, I do it for free

 

[Probitas_]

But you do go out of your way to describe others as going out of their way to be offended, so already we know a little bit more about you and thank you for sharing.

And thank you for sharing your ability to say nothing even while saying something. It's a learning day for all of us.

 

[canny30]

I'm in the ADF and I couldn't give a stuff, I'm not offended,,,,move on.

 

[Vaple]

People blatantly look for reasons to be offended. Funnily enough it offends me enough to be outraged by it.

****.

 

[ShanDog]

To be fair, the OP didn't say it was offensive.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

The war comparisons are pseudo macho bullshit. It's much like anyone in a pub after watching a big boxing or UFC PPV thinking they can take the maori bouncer. I just don't get it.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

To be fair, the OP didn't say it was offensive.

But it is though. It's offensive to anybody smart enough to know that war isn't something to be trivialized.