Will sport & competitive games exist in socialism?
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It seems unlikely spectator sports will still exist in a co-operative commonwealth. IMO, sports will just go back to being what people do for fun; the same way kids play games such as football and cricket just for fun.
Here’s a very interesting Socialist Standard article about sport, I came across recently:
I helped briefly at a child day care centre, and i saw spontaneous natural play silenced and crushed, and replaced with supervised competitive sport, with shouting and commands.
But i cannot see the absolutely fanatic following among the workers for spectator sports disappearing any time soon, can you? You’d be laughed out of the pub.
It was good to view the human endeavour in the Olympics, but I was saddened by the flag brandishing. I expect that in socialism we’ll still have Olympics but without the flags.
It was good to view the human endeavour in the Olympics, but I was saddened by the flag brandishing. I expect that in socialism we’ll still have Olympics but without the flags.
What about all the destruction wrought by the Olympics, every time. People moved out of the area, areas destroyed.
The Olympics is all about money, not just nationalism.
Socialism will not entertain this farce.https://ecohustler.com/culture/the-london-olympics-as-creative-destruction
Reef damage from 2024 Olympics surfing venue is avoidable (commentary)
https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/olympics-are-hard-environment-will-2022-beijing-games-continue-trend
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