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The demise of Fitzroy Football Club : Comments
By Philip Mendes, published 3/6/2008On the 12th anniversary of their last victory, its time for the AFL to say sorry to Fitzroy.
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See you back on 'interpreting'.... I should apply those principles to your contribution here.
'People who support footy clubs are losers who need to get a life' (paraphrase)
Interpretation "Pericles is superior" :)
They say "footy" is a virtual religion in Victoria.. and it seems from the comments that many are drawn to the 'collective identity' ..perhaps the one they lost when they abandoned Christ and such things as "where two or three are gathered in my name.. I am there in the midst of them"
Nah.. much more fun to scull a few cold ones,yell at the umpy, abuse the opposition, and ogle the chicks....
<<Today we live in an increasingly individualistic society in which the old communal ties of class, workplace, geographical proximity and religious affiliation have broken down.>>
I feel so blessed that I DON'T live in that world.. I have tribe, fellowship, love, and community...and most of all, hope. We are a culture within a culture, and our family extends world wide, across race, culture, language and colour.. There is no denominational barrier to beautiful fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ.
The barriers if any are personality based.
<<But the forced demise of Fitzroy will always remain a stain upon the competition.>>
Such is life when a society abandons those values which formerly glued it together. .. "Time to say sorry" ? If they were sorry they would not have 'killed' the club...and after 'sorry' it will still be dead