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madamesilverspurs

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3. Don't have to go to Rio to find that kind of thing.

Reply to Generic Other (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:33 AM

Nov 2012

In Denver, when the Colorado Rockies got their spanking new stadium near downtown, a nearby homeless shelter was shut down over concerns that fans shouldn't have to see "those people". The inclination to idolatrous behavior toward sports and athletics often shows how willing people can be to ignore their own humanity. Yuck.

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