[Hotspur]

I find your vigorous defense of soccer somewhat strange. My favorite sport is hockey - and I couldn't care less whether someone likes it or not. Why do you feel the need to promote soccer to the detriment of all other sports? Is soccer your God? It would seem so

I love basketball and hockey, almost love Am. football (Detroit Lion fan, so you see my problem), and loved baseball pre-steroids, pre-Selig.

I'm not really promoting soccer, more so decrying ignorance and provincial Americans thinking the world revolves around them when they don't have a clue. That's what the rest of the world hates about us, they're spot on about it, and it's hard sometimes to blame them.

[NittanyLion]

I'm not really promoting soccer, more so decrying ignorance and provincial Americans thinking the world revolves around them when they don't have a clue. That's what the rest of the world hates about us, they're spot on about it, and it's hard sometimes to blame them.

To be fair, only our culture has so thoroughly pervaded the world. The vast majority of nations strive to put forth a government like ours. We are by far the most powerful military and economic nation in the world. People the world over still prefer to look toward America for opportunities rather than other nations. If Americans have a provincial attitude, perhaps it's because we're the most powerful, most watched nation on the face of the earth.

[Phantom Lord]

The rest of the world should worship us. We saved their asses in 2 world wars and keep them safe today. I dont see the europeans over in the middle east trying to settle things between Israel and the Palis, and I dont see them trying to settle the fights between their own countries. When ever a conflict arises in Europe they call the US Military to the rescue.

They should worship us and we should look down on them. Wimps.