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Originally Posted by Dargone
SKorean lawmakers brawl over US free trade pact - Yahoo! News
While arguing sports can be very contentious, in my opinion, it doesn't compare to religion/politics. People are willing to die for their beliefs in these two areas, yet even the most hardcore Yankee fan isn't going to kill himself/herself if they don't win the pennant. Obviously, there have been sports related deaths/riots (many incidents regarding football in South America spring to mind) but I don't feel it's in the same league (pun intended). YMMV, as always.
Having said that, I'm glad that there will be a separate sub-forum. Seems a win win to me.
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Die, perhaps not, but kill, certainly. Sports can be as contentious as anything. Anything can be as contentious as anything so to imply that only these two subjects are beyond the capacity of people to speak reasonably is to assume that people are somehow reasonable. Which we ain't. At least, I'm not.