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Originally Posted by FrenchSkin
I'll still root for the team because I can't root for any other one, and I'll still come to this site because there's no better place to talk ball.
In the end I think the only thing that changes is that I won't spend a dime on this franchise if the name is a boring military one. No way I spend 100$+ on a Commanders jersey. No way I spend God knows the F how much to travel to an empty/filled with opposing fans stadium to root for a team with no identity, no fight song, nothing for the fans to get together and cheer...
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I feel you. Truth be told, I don't think I can root for another team either. Football has always been a passion, but as I've gotten older I've come to realize that as a culture we've divorced ourselves from personal responsibility expecting society/government to solve our problems for us so that we can focus our time, money, and energy on entertaining ourselves. Hence the exorbitant money actors, musicians, and athletes make while our elders are shoved into 100 sq ft rooms alone cared for by people that don't know or really care about them (although many are good people but are not given the resources to do their jobs well). Anyways, I'm trying to change in this regard personally, and the Redskins was one thing I really had a hard time letting go of. Football is a beautiful sport, and I hate to let it go, but it's hard to watch these days anyways, it's one long commercial for corporations that have destroyed small business and taken jobs from our citizens because they are propped up by big government and or commercials for the military. Ethically, it has become difficult to support the NFL, and it's nearly impossible to ignore. So, I was wavering anyways, and ultimately the nostalgia, the comradery, and the love of the sport/fandom attached to this franchise kept me around, but ignoring the fans vote because of the cost is too much for me to get past. I also suspect that there are corporate implications that have steered the decision. Those that sponsor the team likely had more say than the fans. So fuck them. They can have their team. I'm going to focus my energy in things I can control and will no longer live by "their" whims when it comes to my passions. I will pop in occasionally to cheer you all on if the team accomplishes anything. I love this community and appreciate sharing my passion with you all for so many years.
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