1) We are NOT a parliamentray majoritarian democracy. We are a democratic republic. We have a congress NOT a parliament, comprised of a house of representatives and a senate.
Americans don't need passports or anyone's approval. We can be arrogant because we can be. That is the privilege of power and empire.
All sports are alright if one is a participant. It is moronic to be merely a spectator. Much like sex, I would rather be doing the act than watch someone else do it.
The function of sports until modern times was to prepare young men for the skills of war and combat. Few modern sports achive this with the possible exception of rugby and football.
Running around on a pitch in your underwear for 90 minutes kicking a ball may prepare you for running (usually away from the battle) but it does nothing to prepare young men for the rigors of combat nor to steele them for the hardships to be endured.
As a conservative my preference is for blood sports such as gladiatorial combat which I feel should be brought back as a way to empty out our prisons on a yearly basis.
I think most people would pay good money to watch convicts fight to the death so they may live to fight the next day. It would increase the revenue to the state thereby allowing for a lowering of taxes and minimize the cost of keeping convicted criminals incarcerated.
It would also desensitize us to the blood gore and brutality and therefore prevent us from becoming wimpy afeminate liberals.
Other than that, BRING IT ON!
Imagine the pay per view money that could be made or the ratings if they were broadcast on TV.
UFC was the closest thing we had to it, and it has been wussified a great deal and barely resembles its former glory.
I would certainly prefer soccer or rugby players next to me in the hole. Unless, of course, combat consisted of 3-4 second intervals separated by whistles, and readily-available oxygen tanks every 40 yards.