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Lets not tar every nations patriotism with the same brush.
why not?
Mind u with the grenadier guards playing Enigma variations in the background here on remeberance Sunday…..
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Quote: from clivex on 10:53 am on Nov. 12, 2006[br]
Lets not tar every nations patriotism with the same brush.
why not?
Mind u with the grenadier guards playing Enigma variations in the background here on remeberance Sunday…..
Always moving
Only catching up with this.  Have to admit flag waving makes me uncomfortable yet in many nations such as Denmark and Norway, a family wont have a picnic without the miniture national flags being put down.  I think there is often the danger of confusing cheering your own nation (and there is nothing wrong with being proud to be Irish or British despite what they say ) and sticking it up the nostrils of another nation.
I think sports benefit from great rivalry either locally and nationally but of course any situtaion whereby you cant sit in good spirit near your competitors supporter for fear of being abused in any way is simply moronic.  Nevertheless people like that shouldnt lead the rest of us good folk to having to behave in a vacuous politically correct way for the fear of being confused for a racist or a bigot. ÂÂÂ
As regards the rivalry in racing.  I imagine that its actually no way as severe now as it once was.  Morticha might have a point in that the feeling was definitly stronger outside England  and of course in her former colonies, what would you exspect.  I imagine that its actually no way as severe now as it once was.  For one thing Ireland is a progressive and economically stable country that has been losing its underdog and inferiority complex.  The other reason is that with modern convenient travel, the good horses from  both places are racing against each other more often where as once, it was just cheltenham. ÂÂÂ
As for the future, well if the marketing gurus like it and think it will be good for audiences, then fine so, let them hype it but by and large to those of us who love racing, its only a small thing.
(Edited by SirHarryLewis at 6:48 pm on Nov. 13, 2006)
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