February 04, 2010 07:19 PM UTC

Politics on the Hockey Rink

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• by: peacemonger

I grew up in the northern midwest, where babies are born holding hockey sticks. I hate professional sports personally (too much money in it) but sometimes, there is nothing like a sports metaphor to make a point.

Imagine it is the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Red Wings and the Avalanche are neck-and-neck. The Wings are the traditional favorite, but the Avalanche has had a good year and some new players with lots of talent. The winner of this particular game (here’s where my lack of sports knowledge may get me in trouble) will go on to play the Canadians.  

After the sixth game, the Wings are 3 and the Avalanche are 3.  The Wings suddenly announce they do not believe in hard hockey sticks because someone might get hurt, so if they win the playoffs, they will use cardboard gift wrap tubes instead. Sports fans respond in outrage, “Are you friggin’ crazy? If you want to switch to a cardboard tube league, great, let’s do it after the season is over!”

End of story.  

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