Sports glorify war

Tillman walked away from a $3.6 million NFL contract to join the Army after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Previous military statements suggested he was killed April 22 under enemy fire. When Tillman was awarded the Silver Star, the Army said he was killed after his platoon was split into two sections for what officials called a ground assault convoy. Tillman was in charge of the lead group. The friendly fire account was first reported by the Arizona Republic and The Fremont Argus on Saturday.

War is the ultimate combination of the worship of all these things, at what man considers his greatest, using the best of all of these. Man at his best, which is his worst. WAR. His most destructive worst, his greatest strength, his greatest genius, his greatest inventive power and his greatest spirit, patriotism or whatever you want to call it, is used for war and a competitive spirit against others who are doing the same. His physical prowess, his mechanical ingenuity, his tactical genius and his indomitable spirit. This physical prowess, his mechanical ingenuity, his tactical genius and his indomitable spirit.

See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? Is it the athletes? No, they’re about second. Is it the scholars? No they’re probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.

Ted Rudow III, MA