That's another point that I didn't make in my rant. It's one thing to work
hard at developing one's skill in a sport. But the next level is competition
which is something that Americans seem to value a lot, the idea that I can
do this thing better than you can. Competition is the opposite of
cooperation. But if you're playing tennis, competition is part of the game.
However, the whole point of the Olympics is which team from which country
does the best. That's a whole other level. Are those proud young people
thrilled and smiling because they were able to swim faster than anyone else,
or because their country won the medal. And the people at home wathing,
they're proud that their nation won again. And we wonder why people respond
positively to Trump's assertion that he will, "make America great again".
Miriam
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Hi
I guess growing up I was very idealistic. I thought people would come
from all over the world to compete against each other to find the best folks
in their sports. I thought it was a really good idea. I was very
disenchanted when I found out it was very nationalistic. I found out it was
a race to see who could get the most medals.
