So there was a small riot in the stands during a preseason (fake) football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. Why am I not surprised? The behavior of American football fans has been deteriorating to the level of the English in recent years. There are numerous reasons not the least of which is overall moral decay. But what has aggravated this? Unfortunately, the dear old tailgate party is a culprit. These have become little more than excuses for massive drinking binges. But there are other perpetrators: the National Football League and the media. During any football game, there is the standard shot of some "fan" who has obviously made the supreme effort to be seen. This glorification of attention-getter is counterproductive. As for the NFL, their glorification of violence and the hype surrounding it, is just fuel for the fire.
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