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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 791359" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>The level of victim mentality in the US is beyond anything anywhere else in the world (where in many cases there are MUCH truer victims). It is fostered by our political system which rewards power to those who focus on it and promise to solve it. Media, and now social media, have only served to amplify that message so it has become downright harmful to society in general. It is not unique to the US, but it is amplified more here.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Nell's complaints in general, almost exclusively because these are student athletes in publicly funded universities. I do not completely dismiss the economic arguments however, as in many public universities the athletic scholarships and provisions are funded separately by Athletic Associations which are private and hence subject to economic decision making.</p><p></p><p>I tend towards the "NCAA is horrible and should be disbanded" argument and perhaps that is why Nell's focus on their ineptitude doesn't bother me. They use the same economic decision making when deciding whether to penalize a university that brings them tons of cash (hint, hint: UNC in basketball) as opposed to one that doesn't (hint, hint, GT). And so I silently relish them being roasted because of it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 791359, member: 944"] The level of victim mentality in the US is beyond anything anywhere else in the world (where in many cases there are MUCH truer victims). It is fostered by our political system which rewards power to those who focus on it and promise to solve it. Media, and now social media, have only served to amplify that message so it has become downright harmful to society in general. It is not unique to the US, but it is amplified more here. I agree with Nell's complaints in general, almost exclusively because these are student athletes in publicly funded universities. I do not completely dismiss the economic arguments however, as in many public universities the athletic scholarships and provisions are funded separately by Athletic Associations which are private and hence subject to economic decision making. I tend towards the "NCAA is horrible and should be disbanded" argument and perhaps that is why Nell's focus on their ineptitude doesn't bother me. They use the same economic decision making when deciding whether to penalize a university that brings them tons of cash (hint, hint: UNC in basketball) as opposed to one that doesn't (hint, hint, GT). And so I silently relish them being roasted because of it... [/QUOTE]
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