#twoamericas — Public Fediverse posts

This segment on #velshimsnow
about the wealth concentration in #JacksonHole and around the country is depressing me beyond belief. We need to talk about it though.

Thanks #Velshi for reminding us of the danger of #TwoAmericas

#MustListen #EpsteinClass

This segment on #velshimsnow
about the wealth concentration in #JacksonHole and around the country is depressing me beyond belief. We need to talk about it though.

Thanks #Velshi for reminding us of the danger of #TwoAmericas

#MustListen #EpsteinClass

This segment on #velshimsnow
about the wealth concentration in #JacksonHole and around the country is depressing me beyond belief. We need to talk about it though.

Thanks #Velshi for reminding us of the danger of #TwoAmericas

#MustListen #EpsteinClass

This segment on #velshimsnow
about the wealth concentration in #JacksonHole and around the country is depressing me beyond belief. We need to talk about it though.

Thanks #Velshi for reminding us of the danger of #TwoAmericas

#MustListen #EpsteinClass

This segment on #velshimsnow
about the wealth concentration in #JacksonHole and around the country is depressing me beyond belief. We need to talk about it though.

Thanks #Velshi for reminding us of the danger of #TwoAmericas

#MustListen #EpsteinClass

Now on Verdant Square Radio:

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116037853769329136

#Badbunny #Superbowl #Us #Arts #Culture #Music #News #Sports #Twoamericas #Vsn #Radio #Diversespectrumoftheleft #Trump #Uspol #Authoritarianism #Imperialism #Racism #SupportIndependentMedia

#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

Now on Verdant Square Radio:

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116037853769329136

#Badbunny #Superbowl #Us #Arts #Culture #Music #News #Sports #Twoamericas #Vsn #Radio #Diversespectrumoftheleft #Trump #Uspol #Authoritarianism #Imperialism #Racism #SupportIndependentMedia

#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

Now on Verdant Square Radio:

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116037853769329136

#Badbunny #Superbowl #Us #Arts #Culture #Music #News #Sports #Twoamericas #Vsn #Radio #Diversespectrumoftheleft #Trump #Uspol #Authoritarianism #Imperialism #Racism #SupportIndependentMedia

#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

Now on Verdant Square Radio:

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116037853769329136

#Badbunny #Superbowl #Us #Arts #Culture #Music #News #Sports #Twoamericas #Vsn #Radio #Diversespectrumoftheleft #Trump #Uspol #Authoritarianism #Imperialism #Racism #SupportIndependentMedia

#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

Now on Verdant Square Radio:

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116037853769329136

#Badbunny #Superbowl #Us #Arts #Culture #Music #News #Sports #Twoamericas #Vsn #Radio #Diversespectrumoftheleft #Trump #Uspol #Authoritarianism #Imperialism #Racism #SupportIndependentMedia

#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

With our K-shaped #economy, the wealthy, represented by the line of the K that is angled up, are spending confidently. The less wealthy, the line trending down, are scrambling to make ends meet":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/business/k-shaped-economy.html #TwoAmericas #politics

With our K-shaped #economy, the wealthy, represented by the line of the K that is angled up, are spending confidently. The less wealthy, the line trending down, are scrambling to make ends meet":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/business/k-shaped-economy.html #TwoAmericas #politics

With our K-shaped #economy, the wealthy, represented by the line of the K that is angled up, are spending confidently. The less wealthy, the line trending down, are scrambling to make ends meet":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/business/k-shaped-economy.html #TwoAmericas #politics

With our K-shaped #economy, the wealthy, represented by the line of the K that is angled up, are spending confidently. The less wealthy, the line trending down, are scrambling to make ends meet":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/business/k-shaped-economy.html #TwoAmericas #politics

• “Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

• “Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

• “Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

• “Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

• “Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

“Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

“Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

“Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

“Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

“Daily reminder: some get fired for speaking truth, others get rewarded for hate. #TwoAmericas”

Algernod Lanier Washington, aka Plies, breaks it down perfectly. Plies tells the truth. Jimmy Kimmel gets punished. Charlie Kirk spews racist, misogynist, white-supremacist filth — rewarded. Trump’s AmeriKKKa = Free speech for fascists. Silence for critics. #Hypocrisy #TwoAmericas #TrumpAmerikkka

Algernod Lanier Washington, aka Plies, breaks it down perfectly. Plies tells the truth. Jimmy Kimmel gets punished. Charlie Kirk spews racist, misogynist, white-supremacist filth — rewarded. Trump’s AmeriKKKa = Free speech for fascists. Silence for critics. #Hypocrisy #TwoAmericas #TrumpAmerikkka

Algernod Lanier Washington, aka Plies, breaks it down perfectly. Plies tells the truth. Jimmy Kimmel gets punished. Charlie Kirk spews racist, misogynist, white-supremacist filth — rewarded. Trump’s AmeriKKKa = Free speech for fascists. Silence for critics. #Hypocrisy #TwoAmericas #TrumpAmerikkka

Algernod Lanier Washington, aka Plies, breaks it down perfectly. Plies tells the truth. Jimmy Kimmel gets punished. Charlie Kirk spews racist, misogynist, white-supremacist filth — rewarded. Trump’s AmeriKKKa = Free speech for fascists. Silence for critics. #Hypocrisy #TwoAmericas #TrumpAmerikkka

Algernod Lanier Washington, aka Plies, breaks it down perfectly. Plies tells the truth. Jimmy Kimmel gets punished. Charlie Kirk spews racist, misogynist, white-supremacist filth — rewarded. Trump’s AmeriKKKa = Free speech for fascists. Silence for critics. #Hypocrisy #TwoAmericas #TrumpAmerikkka

#Trump supporter and #NFL team owner of the New England Patriots, #RobertKraft had ‘happy endings’ to his massages in #Florida. He was ‘cleared’ and the instant replay ordered destroyed. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-judge-orders-massage-parlor-video-of-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-destroyed/

On the other side of the #WealthDivision field, #NFL All-Pro Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens #JustinTurner did not have a ‘happy ending’ with his massage therapist. He was suspended by the #Football league for the 1st 10 weeks of next season. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nfl-suspends-justin-tucker-for-first-10-weeks-of-the-season-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy_n_685da742e4b0bb5044ffaa9b

#Resist #TwoAmericas

#Trump supporter and #NFL team owner of the New England Patriots, #RobertKraft had ‘happy endings’ to his massages in #Florida. He was ‘cleared’ and the instant replay ordered destroyed. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-judge-orders-massage-parlor-video-of-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-destroyed/

On the other side of the #WealthDivision field, #NFL All-Pro Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens #JustinTurner did not have a ‘happy ending’ with his massage therapist. He was suspended by the #Football league for the 1st 10 weeks of next season. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nfl-suspends-justin-tucker-for-first-10-weeks-of-the-season-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy_n_685da742e4b0bb5044ffaa9b

#Resist #TwoAmericas

#Trump supporter and #NFL team owner of the New England Patriots, #RobertKraft had ‘happy endings’ to his massages in #Florida. He was ‘cleared’ and the instant replay ordered destroyed. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-judge-orders-massage-parlor-video-of-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-destroyed/

On the other side of the #WealthDivision field, #NFL All-Pro Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens #JustinTurner did not have a ‘happy ending’ with his massage therapist. He was suspended by the #Football league for the 1st 10 weeks of next season. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nfl-suspends-justin-tucker-for-first-10-weeks-of-the-season-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy_n_685da742e4b0bb5044ffaa9b

#Resist #TwoAmericas

#Trump supporter and #NFL team owner of the New England Patriots, #RobertKraft had ‘happy endings’ to his massages in #Florida. He was ‘cleared’ and the instant replay ordered destroyed. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-judge-orders-massage-parlor-video-of-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-destroyed/

On the other side of the #WealthDivision field, #NFL All-Pro Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens #JustinTurner did not have a ‘happy ending’ with his massage therapist. He was suspended by the #Football league for the 1st 10 weeks of next season. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nfl-suspends-justin-tucker-for-first-10-weeks-of-the-season-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy_n_685da742e4b0bb5044ffaa9b

#Resist #TwoAmericas

#Trump supporter and #NFL team owner of the New England Patriots, #RobertKraft had ‘happy endings’ to his massages in #Florida. He was ‘cleared’ and the instant replay ordered destroyed. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-judge-orders-massage-parlor-video-of-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-destroyed/

On the other side of the #WealthDivision field, #NFL All-Pro Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens #JustinTurner did not have a ‘happy ending’ with his massage therapist. He was suspended by the #Football league for the 1st 10 weeks of next season. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nfl-suspends-justin-tucker-for-first-10-weeks-of-the-season-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy_n_685da742e4b0bb5044ffaa9b

#Resist #TwoAmericas

Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50k cash — https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-americas-one-bank-branch/
#HackerNews #TwoAmericas #oneBankBranch #cash50k #financialInequality #socialEconomy #economicDisparities

Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50k cash — https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-americas-one-bank-branch/
#HackerNews #TwoAmericas #oneBankBranch #cash50k #financialInequality #socialEconomy #economicDisparities

Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50k cash — https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-americas-one-bank-branch/
#HackerNews #TwoAmericas #oneBankBranch #cash50k #financialInequality #socialEconomy #economicDisparities

Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50k cash — https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-americas-one-bank-branch/
#HackerNews #TwoAmericas #oneBankBranch #cash50k #financialInequality #socialEconomy #economicDisparities

I’ve been seeing a chart on Masto showing people who are misinformed corresponding with preferring Trump. It’s from the research firm Ipsos. Here’s the original article which is more than just the chart. Guess which news organization is associated with being misinformed about major issues, and with having dramatically different priorities than those using all other sources? (even different that those whose news source is “Social/Other/None”) #TwoAmericas

https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/link-between-media-consumption-and-public-opinion

I’ve been seeing a chart on Masto showing people who are misinformed corresponding with preferring Trump. It’s from the research firm Ipsos. Here’s the original article which is more than just the chart. Guess which news organization is associated with being misinformed about major issues, and with having dramatically different priorities than those using all other sources? (even different that those whose news source is “Social/Other/None”) #TwoAmericas

https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/link-between-media-consumption-and-public-opinion

#TwoAmericas https://x.com/tonycmke/statu…

#TwoAmericas https://x.com/tonycmke/statu…

#TwoAmericas https://x.com/tonycmke/statu…

#TwoAmericas https://x.com/tonycmke/statu…

Since the shuttering of its written investigative journalism department under the Outside the Lines banner, I consider ESPN to have produced at most 2-3 truly worthwhile articles per year; and that's likely being a little bit generous. This recent piece about the secretly precarious position of the NFL in modern American life by Senior Writer Howard Bryant however, is clearly a cut above the typical dross the "Worldwide Leader" (in sports) now churns out like clockwork:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39564678/the-cost-nfl-invincibility

Now you might be thinking, "Nina, why do I give a damn about the NFL?" This is of course a fair question, but this article really isn't about professional football, but rather the National Football League's *seemingly* unassailable role as one of the most culturally dominant institutions in our unabashedly capitalist society. After the most successful season in the league's history, both financially and from the perspective of television ratings, Bryant probes under the surface of the NFL's carefully cultivated image and finds a corporation resting uneasily on contradictions and fault lines that almost perfectly mirror the fractures and divisions in the broader American culture; and in particular, its politics.

Inside, we discover a league caught between its own growth as a global entertainment phenomenon, and its culturally reactionary position as America's last mainstream blood sport. It is a league desperately working to save the spectacle of contact football, while simultaneously leaving a trail of broken bodies, and pulverized brains in its wake. A league gleefully attracting new female fans and relentlessly chasing cross-genre pollination with millions of "Swifties," while quietly ignoring the rampant misogyny its old guard fanbase is spewing towards these eager new converts. As an institution, the NFL is now more global than it has ever been in its 104 year history, yet it remains trapped inside its own devotion to a militaristic nationalism that no longer reflects a country that has supposedly left the War on Terror in its rearview mirror; at least openly. Finally of course, the modern NFL has never been Blacker, and yet remains covertly and not so covertly hostile to African American culture in an effort to appease an aging, overwhelmingly white, and now openly fascist legacy fanbase; a shrinking cohort of followers that continues to insist the sport of football must belong to them and only them, while catering to their reactionary prejudices - no matter what the viewer demographics say.

Like the nation that birthed it, Bryant finds that the league has become a house divided against itself, profiting from and purposely exacerbating a culture war with deadly consequences, while raking in enormous piles of money from the very diversity it refuses to acknowledge or support. In its intentional reflection of America, the author finds neither strength, nor permanence, but rather "an easy ritual in a country tired of itself, out of ideas yet unequipped and unwilling to engage in the hard work of reinvention." The NFL, like America itself, radiates an image of invincibility built on societal dominance, but behind this façade the league has never been weaker, as it fails to live "up to the financial and moral obligations owed to the players who make everyone rich at the expense of their bodies and future livelihood" while allowing its "sport to be the staging ground for a forever culture war."

By establishing itself as an entertainment hegemon, and purposely aligning the league with an American society teetering between a stale, reactionary past, and a vibrant multi-cultural future, the NFL has transformed itself a fantastic generator of untold wealth. But building its foundation on a culture currently tearing itself apart, has now placed the league in a position where it will soon have to choose between the old, and the new, between reaction, and inclusion, and even between fascism, and liberty. Right now, by refusing to choose at all, professional football is both risking its hegemonic position in American life, and abdicating its responsibility to the culture it serves and relies on for all that filthy lucre.

The National Football League is as American as apple pie, but if it wants to survive the coming era, the league going to have to decide once and for all, which America it represents. And despite Bryant's assertion that "the money is (always) going to be there," I believe failing to make the correct choice will have catastrophic consequences; both for the business of professional football, and the larger society the NFL actively seeks to reflect. There simply are no sidelines to hide behind anymore in a society-wide war between fascism and diversity.

#NFL #CultureWar #Capitalism #TwoAmericas

Since the shuttering of its written investigative journalism department under the Outside the Lines banner, I consider ESPN to have produced at most 2-3 truly worthwhile articles per year; and that's likely being a little bit generous. This recent piece about the secretly precarious position of the NFL in modern American life by Senior Writer Howard Bryant however, is clearly a cut above the typical dross the "Worldwide Leader" (in sports) now churns out like clockwork:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39564678/the-cost-nfl-invincibility

Now you might be thinking, "Nina, why do I give a damn about the NFL?" This is of course a fair question, but this article really isn't about professional football, but rather the National Football League's *seemingly* unassailable role as one of the most culturally dominant institutions in our unabashedly capitalist society. After the most successful season in the league's history, both financially and from the perspective of television ratings, Bryant probes under the surface of the NFL's carefully cultivated image and finds a corporation resting uneasily on contradictions and fault lines that almost perfectly mirror the fractures and divisions in the broader American culture; and in particular, its politics.

Inside, we discover a league caught between its own growth as a global entertainment phenomenon, and its culturally reactionary position as America's last mainstream blood sport. It is a league desperately working to save the spectacle of contact football, while simultaneously leaving a trail of broken bodies, and pulverized brains in its wake. A league gleefully attracting new female fans and relentlessly chasing cross-genre pollination with millions of "Swifties," while quietly ignoring the rampant misogyny its old guard fanbase is spewing towards these eager new converts. As an institution, the NFL is now more global than it has ever been in its 104 year history, yet it remains trapped inside its own devotion to a militaristic nationalism that no longer reflects a country that has supposedly left the War on Terror in its rearview mirror; at least openly. Finally of course, the modern NFL has never been Blacker, and yet remains covertly and not so covertly hostile to African American culture in an effort to appease an aging, overwhelmingly white, and now openly fascist legacy fanbase; a shrinking cohort of followers that continues to insist the sport of football must belong to them and only them, while catering to their reactionary prejudices - no matter what the viewer demographics say.

Like the nation that birthed it, Bryant finds that the league has become a house divided against itself, profiting from and purposely exacerbating a culture war with deadly consequences, while raking in enormous piles of money from the very diversity it refuses to acknowledge or support. In its intentional reflection of America, the author finds neither strength, nor permanence, but rather "an easy ritual in a country tired of itself, out of ideas yet unequipped and unwilling to engage in the hard work of reinvention." The NFL, like America itself, radiates an image of invincibility built on societal dominance, but behind this façade the league has never been weaker, as it fails to live "up to the financial and moral obligations owed to the players who make everyone rich at the expense of their bodies and future livelihood" while allowing its "sport to be the staging ground for a forever culture war."

By establishing itself as an entertainment hegemon, and purposely aligning the league with an American society teetering between a stale, reactionary past, and a vibrant multi-cultural future, the NFL has transformed itself a fantastic generator of untold wealth. But building its foundation on a culture currently tearing itself apart, has now placed the league in a position where it will soon have to choose between the old, and the new, between reaction, and inclusion, and even between fascism, and liberty. Right now, by refusing to choose at all, professional football is both risking its hegemonic position in American life, and abdicating its responsibility to the culture it serves and relies on for all that filthy lucre.

The National Football League is as American as apple pie, but if it wants to survive the coming era, the league going to have to decide once and for all, which America it represents. And despite Bryant's assertion that "the money is (always) going to be there," I believe failing to make the correct choice will have catastrophic consequences; both for the business of professional football, and the larger society the NFL actively seeks to reflect. There simply are no sidelines to hide behind anymore in a society-wide war between fascism and diversity.

#NFL #CultureWar #Capitalism #TwoAmericas

Since the shuttering of its written investigative journalism department under the Outside the Lines banner, I consider ESPN to have produced at most 2-3 truly worthwhile articles per year; and that's likely being a little bit generous. This recent piece about the secretly precarious position of the NFL in modern American life by Senior Writer Howard Bryant however, is clearly a cut above the typical dross the "Worldwide Leader" (in sports) now churns out like clockwork:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39564678/the-cost-nfl-invincibility

Now you might be thinking, "Nina, why do I give a damn about the NFL?" This is of course a fair question, but this article really isn't about professional football, but rather the National Football League's *seemingly* unassailable role as one of the most culturally dominant institutions in our unabashedly capitalist society. After the most successful season in the league's history, both financially and from the perspective of television ratings, Bryant probes under the surface of the NFL's carefully cultivated image and finds a corporation resting uneasily on contradictions and fault lines that almost perfectly mirror the fractures and divisions in the broader American culture; and in particular, its politics.

Inside, we discover a league caught between its own growth as a global entertainment phenomenon, and its culturally reactionary position as America's last mainstream blood sport. It is a league desperately working to save the spectacle of contact football, while simultaneously leaving a trail of broken bodies, and pulverized brains in its wake. A league gleefully attracting new female fans and relentlessly chasing cross-genre pollination with millions of "Swifties," while quietly ignoring the rampant misogyny its old guard fanbase is spewing towards these eager new converts. As an institution, the NFL is now more global than it has ever been in its 104 year history, yet it remains trapped inside its own devotion to a militaristic nationalism that no longer reflects a country that has supposedly left the War on Terror in its rearview mirror; at least openly. Finally of course, the modern NFL has never been Blacker, and yet remains covertly and not so covertly hostile to African American culture in an effort to appease an aging, overwhelmingly white, and now openly fascist legacy fanbase; a shrinking cohort of followers that continues to insist the sport of football must belong to them and only them, while catering to their reactionary prejudices - no matter what the viewer demographics say.

Like the nation that birthed it, Bryant finds that the league has become a house divided against itself, profiting from and purposely exacerbating a culture war with deadly consequences, while raking in enormous piles of money from the very diversity it refuses to acknowledge or support. In its intentional reflection of America, the author finds neither strength, nor permanence, but rather "an easy ritual in a country tired of itself, out of ideas yet unequipped and unwilling to engage in the hard work of reinvention." The NFL, like America itself, radiates an image of invincibility built on societal dominance, but behind this façade the league has never been weaker, as it fails to live "up to the financial and moral obligations owed to the players who make everyone rich at the expense of their bodies and future livelihood" while allowing its "sport to be the staging ground for a forever culture war."

By establishing itself as an entertainment hegemon, and purposely aligning the league with an American society teetering between a stale, reactionary past, and a vibrant multi-cultural future, the NFL has transformed itself a fantastic generator of untold wealth. But building its foundation on a culture currently tearing itself apart, has now placed the league in a position where it will soon have to choose between the old, and the new, between reaction, and inclusion, and even between fascism, and liberty. Right now, by refusing to choose at all, professional football is both risking its hegemonic position in American life, and abdicating its responsibility to the culture it serves and relies on for all that filthy lucre.

The National Football League is as American as apple pie, but if it wants to survive the coming era, the league going to have to decide once and for all, which America it represents. And despite Bryant's assertion that "the money is (always) going to be there," I believe failing to make the correct choice will have catastrophic consequences; both for the business of professional football, and the larger society the NFL actively seeks to reflect. There simply are no sidelines to hide behind anymore in a society-wide war between fascism and diversity.

#NFL #CultureWar #Capitalism #TwoAmericas

Since the shuttering of its written investigative journalism department under the Outside the Lines banner, I consider ESPN to have produced at most 2-3 truly worthwhile articles per year; and that's likely being a little bit generous. This recent piece about the secretly precarious position of the NFL in modern American life by Senior Writer Howard Bryant however, is clearly a cut above the typical dross the "Worldwide Leader" (in sports) now churns out like clockwork:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39564678/the-cost-nfl-invincibility

Now you might be thinking, "Nina, why do I give a damn about the NFL?" This is of course a fair question, but this article really isn't about professional football, but rather the National Football League's *seemingly* unassailable role as one of the most culturally dominant institutions in our unabashedly capitalist society. After the most successful season in the league's history, both financially and from the perspective of television ratings, Bryant probes under the surface of the NFL's carefully cultivated image and finds a corporation resting uneasily on contradictions and fault lines that almost perfectly mirror the fractures and divisions in the broader American culture; and in particular, its politics.

Inside, we discover a league caught between its own growth as a global entertainment phenomenon, and its culturally reactionary position as America's last mainstream blood sport. It is a league desperately working to save the spectacle of contact football, while simultaneously leaving a trail of broken bodies, and pulverized brains in its wake. A league gleefully attracting new female fans and relentlessly chasing cross-genre pollination with millions of "Swifties," while quietly ignoring the rampant misogyny its old guard fanbase is spewing towards these eager new converts. As an institution, the NFL is now more global than it has ever been in its 104 year history, yet it remains trapped inside its own devotion to a militaristic nationalism that no longer reflects a country that has supposedly left the War on Terror in its rearview mirror; at least openly. Finally of course, the modern NFL has never been Blacker, and yet remains covertly and not so covertly hostile to African American culture in an effort to appease an aging, overwhelmingly white, and now openly fascist legacy fanbase; a shrinking cohort of followers that continues to insist the sport of football must belong to them and only them, while catering to their reactionary prejudices - no matter what the viewer demographics say.

Like the nation that birthed it, Bryant finds that the league has become a house divided against itself, profiting from and purposely exacerbating a culture war with deadly consequences, while raking in enormous piles of money from the very diversity it refuses to acknowledge or support. In its intentional reflection of America, the author finds neither strength, nor permanence, but rather "an easy ritual in a country tired of itself, out of ideas yet unequipped and unwilling to engage in the hard work of reinvention." The NFL, like America itself, radiates an image of invincibility built on societal dominance, but behind this façade the league has never been weaker, as it fails to live "up to the financial and moral obligations owed to the players who make everyone rich at the expense of their bodies and future livelihood" while allowing its "sport to be the staging ground for a forever culture war."

By establishing itself as an entertainment hegemon, and purposely aligning the league with an American society teetering between a stale, reactionary past, and a vibrant multi-cultural future, the NFL has transformed itself a fantastic generator of untold wealth. But building its foundation on a culture currently tearing itself apart, has now placed the league in a position where it will soon have to choose between the old, and the new, between reaction, and inclusion, and even between fascism, and liberty. Right now, by refusing to choose at all, professional football is both risking its hegemonic position in American life, and abdicating its responsibility to the culture it serves and relies on for all that filthy lucre.

The National Football League is as American as apple pie, but if it wants to survive the coming era, the league going to have to decide once and for all, which America it represents. And despite Bryant's assertion that "the money is (always) going to be there," I believe failing to make the correct choice will have catastrophic consequences; both for the business of professional football, and the larger society the NFL actively seeks to reflect. There simply are no sidelines to hide behind anymore in a society-wide war between fascism and diversity.

#NFL #CultureWar #Capitalism #TwoAmericas

All the people want is for the high society thieves and political law breakers to be treated like the criminals they think regular people are. Put them in prison, just like what would happen to any of us if we broke these laws.
#TwoAmericas

All the people want is for the high society thieves and political law breakers to be treated like the criminals they think regular people are. Put them in prison, just like what would happen to any of us if we broke these laws.
#TwoAmericas