Some players throw games. See the "dirty sox" of 1917, for instance.
But if a Indian player gets traded to the Yankees he will play his heart out for the Yankees and do his best to defeat the Indians. And if he gets traded back to the Indians he will do his best to defeat the Yankees.
Most people in politics are players. Ask Dick Morris how this works. Morris did a fantastic job electing Jesse Helms, Trent Lott and Bill Clinton. The fact that Morris had worked for Helms did not mean he was disloyal when he worked for Clinton. Not until Clinton fired him.. he wasn't.
Players will play for any team that will put them in a major league game. Nearly all politicians will too. Bush 41 and Clinton are both players. That is why they can now be buddies. It is the way the world works.
You think like a fan. You will never understand what is actually taking place until you learn to think like a player.
Some players throw games. See the "dirty sox" of 1917, for instance.
Good point. Few Boxing fans realize how much the two fighters in the ring generally appreciate each other and how much they depise the spectators.
I really, really like your # 102!
Besides your wisdom, we need to remember "players" need the company of other players. It fuels their ego, and adds to their power, allure. Example. We loathe Vernon Jordan, who facilitated many of Clinton's questionable acts. Vernon Jordan = the ultimate player. While Clinton was in power, Jordan set up job interviews for Monica Lewinsky. Right now, he's smoozing with Republicans in Knoxville, some kind of hobnobbing with the Howard Bakers.
Washington lawyers, lobbyists, and MSM journalists pass around politicians like condiments at a picnic.
Once you get to the top, you smooze, do favors for, gossip, party, come to the aid of, and become "best friends" with others at the top. You're in the club! They are worthy, which makes you feel worthy, and that's much more important than core beliefs, if you even have any, after you get to the top. George and Laura Bush have survived 5 years without becoming overt "players". Unlike the Clintons, the Bushes weren't impressed with Sally Quinn's Washington, or Hollywood, or New York. They don't play the game, another reason why they are so hated.