we scoff and laugh when North Korea forces compliance in showing deference to Kim Jong Un at one of his parades but think nothing of people at an amateur sporting event literally losing their shit when someone in attendance refuses to stand for the national anthem (I used to have a lefty friend who would drive blue collar white guys nuts at our friend's Golden Gloves fights)

>I have a friend who studies sociology of sports, and I'd love
>to see him deal with fascism and American football.
>
>Instead he just, like, knows things about cricket. Which is
>not useful to me at all.