I love the rivalries as well, but I'm speaking more about a general emergence of violence and fighting. I suggest it's an extension of culture in general. In recent years there's been an increasing rationalization of violent behavior. Well...if someone's mad enough about something they're justified. There are many who believe that and if you dare to disagree, somehow you are the bad guy (oppressor).
Social media is turning people into assholes that are triggered easily….and don’t know how to control their emotions.
That’s a good thought…if a player doesn’t like how he/she perceives they are being treated…it’s just easy to transfer elsewhere. It’s not really a good way to build character. Before it became so easy to just transfer, players had to work harder to improve to earn more playing time, etc.
I get that with kids but I'm talking about College and beyond. Quit acting like you like or respect your opponent. Shove, push, defend yourself, talk trash, and fight if you want.
How dare you disrespect me !
People have always been easily triggered assholes. They didn't show it as much in front of others.
Point taken. But.... go back and watch classic movies like Harvey. It wasn't that abnormal to body position yourself for a fight on a dime.
...and that have been told their feelings are the center of the world. I trace it back to around the turn of the century when opinion polls and live interviews went from "What do you think about...." to "How do you feel about....".
People used to be politely tolerant of what others thought and did as long as it didn't cross the boundary into their own existence. Now it's " If you don't believe and do things exactly as how I think and do things it's because your are stupid and I must destroy you at any and all cost."
I've been a public school teacher for 26 years. Inner-city school in Louisville, KY
There's no accountability anymore. A good player isn't going to be banned
Careful, you’re veering into an uncomfortable truth that’s not PC
I agree with both of these. Any history book will show that we've always been a**holes to each other and social media certainly exposes that truth. But we can't really blame Twitter can we? I mean social media doesn't kill people, people kill people. I think @curtisj157 is the only one that loves everybody!
Why be careful, it needs to be talked about. Why be afraid to talk about the truth
This country has lost it's morality over the years. Not sure we can get it back.
