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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan
Has always amused me that American sports have such a socialist backdrop to them ... ie. they act as a collective and avoid capitalist principles as much as possible, heck even the drafts are a way of sharing 'nicely' with other teams.
I've always wondered why people who are so anti-socialist principles in other areas - ie. healthcare for instance, accept it so readily in the sporting arena.
Also if the leagues do get accepted as a true single entity will people still really believe the teams are competing against each other rather than just putting on a WWF kind of show?
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it always amazes me how few people cant figure out how the NFL (and other major leagues in the US) work. the NFL is a single corporation with 32 franchises, its competition is other entertainment and sporting events. this isnt european soccer where the teams compete against each other for prize money, NFL teams arnt competing over $$. the games are the entertainment, NBA NHL and other tv programs are the opponents.
you dont see Mcdonald franchises trying to get an advantage and put other Mcdonald franchises out of business, they compete against other food joints.