Tribalism - it rocks the stands
with excitement with a magical drop-goal slices between the posts, it
raises the roof when a fighter lands a killer punch. There's nothing
more contagious in sports than the instant bond of that shared moment.
Perfection in a bubble.
But
the bit we chose to ignore is how that bond can work against revealing
anything bad, anything that could tarnish the sport. Or stop the money
from rolling in for some people.Reading about what happened in the Penn
State football team reminds people in Ireland of scandals involving
swimming coaches, GAA coaches and innocent kids who just wanted to play
sport. And once again, you just have to ask why so many organisations
are unable to prevent pedophiles from taking positions of authority?
When we are so aware of the "stranger-danger" why do we allow men like
this to take charge of children?
From
what I've read Sandusky's actions were well-flagged and people simply
closed ranks. It's easy to jump on the high moral ground and tut-tut in
disgust but it happens in so many places. The tribalism that can make
your heart sing is exactly the thing men like him use to bind others
inside their sick actions. Everytime stories like this break, you think
Ok, this now will be the end of it but it doesn't seem to make any
difference.
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