When I was in the ninth grade, I had this competitive spirit and all that folderol. When I graduated, my friends weren't playing, and I had no reason to get excited about unknown jocks playing with balls. I could not bring myself to care.
Great for you.....but why the need to throw the "put downs" towards
the millions of people that do enjoy watching competitive sports?
Why cant you just say "umm not for me". You often throw barbs
if you dont enjoy something or if you dont buy certain products.
What causes that kind of insecurity? I dont find ice hockey enjoyable
but I certainly wouldnt feel the need to tell people that enjoyed hockey
"ahh what a stupid sport".
I have hated bullies all my life
So have I....and I have always enjoyed counterpunching with them.
I sometimes stood up to the bully for some that couldn't.
Most of the time....just vocally.
"Hey dude why ya picking on Matt just because he is really short & has funny ears...are you perfect?"
and no desire to hurt anyone
If what you are claiming is true....then why do you do it?
There are many ways to "hurt" people.
You often throw out demeaning insults/comments about stuff that others treasure.
You purposely irritate people by slamming something they love.
I think that the desire to hurt others is a trait that American have in overabundance:
"Teach 'em a lesson".
Speaking of traits....I think
America Bashing is an auto-response trait of yours.
But if it is an "American Trait" I guess it's a lot of other places trait too.
There's been wars for centuries before the US every existed.
Hockey a sport full of blood and fighting started elsewhere.
World Cup Soccer hardly an American founding is full of violent fans not from the US.
Boxing, wrestling, and rugby hardy began in America.
Honking horns is pretty tame in the US compared to many countries.