Part of me wants Ireland to get knocked out of the Rugby World Cup.

Reason: only the bourgeoisie in Ireland play rugby. The working class mock them and their weird accents.

But Ireland have never won a World Cup in anyfuckingthng so maybe now I am a traitor? Should I swear loyalty to the Queen??

  • lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml
    22·
    11 months ago

    Pragmatic answer: do whatever other people find cool. Because sports is ultimately pretty unimportant, you should take some time to put your political mind to rest, so you can bound with other supporters, have great time, be normal. Not politicising everything ever helps you understand others, and if you’re ultimately always thinking about raising class consciousness, it’s beneficial to avoid being an annoying lefty wierdo who constantly brings up politics!

  • ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml
    17·
    11 months ago

    Class

    But also being elitist against sports team players isnt going to help you build popular support and would creep into being IDpol id suspect; id better focus my attention at criticizing capitalist infulence on sports rather than sports players themselves, more likely to build friendships with my fellow working class who enjoy it by tapping into something they likely feel too, then explaining it with a marxist analysis.

    Edit: Also you’re right to ID that sports players tend to be bougie, I think its because while they dont all start as bougie people (although it helps) capitalist sports encourage a fascist mindset, and reward those who manage to climb to the top untold wealth; it certainly would give one the impression of neo-liberal myths being true regarding hard works reward; its an illusion of course.

  • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
    9·
    11 months ago

    It’s entertainment. It doesn’t matter.

    If you find it interesting then have fun, root for whoever you want, it truly doesn’t matter in this case.

  • ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml
    6·
    11 months ago

    It’s one of those things where if the country is shitty enough, I feel an instinct to root against them. I’m from the US, hell I even have a Team USA soccer jersey but when Team USA plays in the world cup I root for them to lose. I get it that it’s not important or anything. I don’t mistakenly think that it’s revolutionary to root against the USA, I just don’t like the USA and would prefer them to lose. Just my two cents on the matter.

  • Absolute@lemmygrad.ml
    1·
    11 months ago

    I think you can support Ireland without any concern. Like other commentators have said, its just sports. In the World Cup last year I went to a local pub for the Canada matches and had a great time cheering for the team despite obviously hating 98% of what Canada is all about.

    Its fun to have something to enjoy with others in your community if you can, one of the big reasons I like sports.