Us'n and Them'n
All the political crap on this site is Bum’n me out. It really wears one down.
“Us’n” used to be Hoosier fans, and “Them’n” used to be fans of PU, --tucky!!!, et al.
In the current political culture, “Us’n” has been cut in half——50% know-it-alls (the new Us’n) and 50% know-nothin’s (the new Them’n). But no matter what Us’n and Them’n say/write about politics, the chance that any’n will be persuaded to switch sides is next to nil: almost all votes have been locked in for decades. Nothing that Us’n geniuses say will persuade any of Them’n ignoramuses, and vice versa.
Recognizing that my memory is not what it once was, I actually thought . . . temporarily . . . what a stupendous idea it would be to create a Microsoft Word file listing all the posters on this site who obviously identify themselves politically as an Us’n or a Them’n——something to refer to when reading their future posts . . . because, you know, all of that is soooo relevant to what they post about IU football. But, no, that pathetic thought only deepened my sadness and I quickly realized the folly of creating such a list. In fact, because I believe that the overwhelming majority on both political sides truly want what is best for everyone and for the country but differ on how best to achieve it, and because I realize how irrelevant the political divide is (or at least should be) to college sports, I’m hoping for a near-term truce on the IU boards that quickly makes people’s political leanings fade from my memory. It's not a matter of Them'n being evil and Us'n being righteous.
Wouldn't we all feel better if we kept this site a refuge from everyday controversies, steering the conversation back toward IU football? I have not been engaging in that conversation in recent months but I will try to contribute more going forward.
LEO
All the political crap on this site is Bum’n me out. It really wears one down.
“Us’n” used to be Hoosier fans, and “Them’n” used to be fans of PU, --tucky!!!, et al.
In the current political culture, “Us’n” has been cut in half——50% know-it-alls (the new Us’n) and 50% know-nothin’s (the new Them’n). But no matter what Us’n and Them’n say/write about politics, the chance that any’n will be persuaded to switch sides is next to nil: almost all votes have been locked in for decades. Nothing that Us’n geniuses say will persuade any of Them’n ignoramuses, and vice versa.
Recognizing that my memory is not what it once was, I actually thought . . . temporarily . . . what a stupendous idea it would be to create a Microsoft Word file listing all the posters on this site who obviously identify themselves politically as an Us’n or a Them’n——something to refer to when reading their future posts . . . because, you know, all of that is soooo relevant to what they post about IU football. But, no, that pathetic thought only deepened my sadness and I quickly realized the folly of creating such a list. In fact, because I believe that the overwhelming majority on both political sides truly want what is best for everyone and for the country but differ on how best to achieve it, and because I realize how irrelevant the political divide is (or at least should be) to college sports, I’m hoping for a near-term truce on the IU boards that quickly makes people’s political leanings fade from my memory. It's not a matter of Them'n being evil and Us'n being righteous.
Wouldn't we all feel better if we kept this site a refuge from everyday controversies, steering the conversation back toward IU football? I have not been engaging in that conversation in recent months but I will try to contribute more going forward.
LEO