Posted on 01/20/2014 10:18:55 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
Don’t count on it. The media is on-board with this agenda, even if his delivery sucked. Those at the highest levels of academia have put american football in their cross hairs. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is all the craze in the TBI research world. For the last decade it was all about blast injury and military-related TBI. Money was flowing to look into the effects of blast on the brain, and to a large extent it still is, but many are now seeing that avenue of research funding as having a limited lifespan. Many are jumping to chronic sports head injuries as the new prime focus. Most really aren’t looking for therapeutics or improved preventative measures, they’re looking to characterize how bad it is and demonize the NFL.
It may seem ridiculous to most here, but those at the top genuinely believe that given enough time, they can minimize or do away with American football altogether and in the process attract huge sums of money in grants from the government and special interest groups in order to study it. I sincerely believe that it’s a major long term goal for a number of elites in the academic world, just based on what I’ve overheard myself while attending various scientific conferences around the world.
Just think about how far liberals have come in advancing their agenda in the last 20 years alone. What may seem silly and ridiculous to you today may become tomorrow’s reality if we brush it aside as too silly to even entertain as a possibility.
I sure hope so (refer you back to the “first pitch” pic).
American football is a major item in the liberal’s war on all things masculine, and they sincerely believe they can undermine it in the long term. I for one believe them. This is just one beat in a long chain of beating the drum against the NFL, and American football in general. I’m not in a position that will allow me to name names, but speaking for myself I know Obama has at least glanced at mine and my coworkers’ research on the subject. Some of that directly relates to the current attention being given to “concussions.” Personally, my research is focused on reducing injuries and improving outcomes with cutting edge science, but most of the research in the field is currently just focused on trying to prove how detrimental it is to your health. Most aren’t really looking for a solution, other than to discourage people from participating.
Yeah, a Barack Hussein Obama III would be a ballerina!
Thanks. I asked before I thought.
Arguably the toughest Marine Corps boot camp. Its in in So. Carolina.
This from a guy who smokes anything that burns, classic do as I say.......
That’s probably gonna give me nightmares. I usually enjoy nightmares but this one’s gonna leave a mark.
Thanks. I asked before I thought. I have a nephew who went to boot camp there.
That was my thought - The Won says he wouldn’t let his son play in the NFL ... not a problem ... the NFL wouldn’t let him play either.
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