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Americas intuitive range of toughness invariably veers toward bellicosity.
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yeah and Americans have no long term endurance. it’s sports culture that values getting a trophy, juicing to gain the strength to win the prize, but dismissing people who develop healthy life long habits but never win prizes. [/quote]
Look at the Romans with their Colosseums.
They had sporting events for every season to keep the plebs occupied, to satisfy the masses, to distract from the important topics of the day.