#blindloyalty — Public Fediverse posts
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Whether it’s the World Cup or Olympics, there’s always a display of blind loyalty for one’s “own” country.
That just because we happened to be born in some place thus requires a pledge of allegiance? As if we were born in the right place and must perpetuate that way of doing things.
I don’t fault anyone for knowing and supporting some players and a team that happens to be playing for “their” nation. Or even for pondering about a person’s upbringing leading them to their athleticism.
But rooting for a team simply because we happen to be born there?
My recommendation? Pick a country’s team that you have no relationship to, and enjoy the sport for what it is.