Rutgers Receiver Leonte Caroo suspended

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Evidently Jr. receiver Leone Caroo was suspended after an incident following yesterday's game. At this rate the Rutgers game may be a forfeit.

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Rabbit21

September 13th, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^

Agree the scene was ugly and not something I would say, but the reference got the point across in an easily referenced way and with the emotional energy he wanted to convey. I doubt he meant he wants to be a skinhead, let's maybe calm down a bit on the shaming over somewhat innocuous statements.

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MichiganTeacher

September 13th, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^

I think your comment was directed at Cromulent and not me, but just for the record, I've met plenty of people both in AA and elsewhere (Manhattan! Oh lord, Manhattan) who state quite plainly and at length that they think the USSR was a noble experiment.

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EGD

September 14th, 2015 at 10:40 AM ^

Being somewhat of a socialist myself, I can tell you that anyone who would describe the USSR as a "noble experiment" doesn't have the first clue what they are talking about. Eastern bloc communism was the worst thing that ever happened to socialism, because (i) people now conflate socialism, an economic theory, with the totalitarianism and human rights atrocities of that evil regime; and (ii) the USSR wasn't really socialist, but rather practiced state capitalism for most of its existence. Now, I am sure you can find a few nitwits in A2 who might say something like "the USSR was a noble experiment." But with A2 remaining among the most highly-educated cities in the U.S., I think the vast majority of Ann Arborites who would describe themselves as socialist are well-aware of the millions who died under Stalin and would not hold the clumsy, un-nuanced opinions you describe.

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ijohnb

September 14th, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^

and socialism are both economic policies based on collective social ownership of the entities responsible for production. Communism is certainly a "broader" concept as it necessarily entails political and religous considerations that Marxist theory does not need to bother with conceptually, but It is basically indistinguishable from the socialist economic theory.  The totalitarianism and human rights violations were essentially the end product of the socialist/communist policies after the economy inevitably collapsed.  Of course socialism is a noble endeavor in theory, it is just so deeply fundamentally flawed that it is a futile and destructive endeavor as well. 

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EGD

September 14th, 2015 at 12:56 PM ^

"[S]ocialism is a noble endeavor in theory, it is just so deeply fundamentally flawed that it is a futile and destructive endeavor as well."

I agree, but the same is true of capitalism.  I think a successful economy needs a balance of both.  We need the economic incentives that capitalism provides to foster innovation and hard work.  But we also need the public goods and redistributive benefits of socialism to protect our environment (both natural and social) and faciitate meritocratic upward mobility.  I think the key is finding the right balance between those two poles.  

Anyway, that's my adventure beyond the no politics rule for the day.  [wink emoticon]

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BlueMk1690

September 13th, 2015 at 4:33 PM ^

is a common enough term for a brutal annihilation, a particular harsh defeat, among sports fans.

And if we leave off American History X as a reference point, how is curbstomping any less of an ugly act. It's an act of extreme violence designed to seriously injure or kill a person.

But sports language is full of reference to violence and combat, because ultimately sports were developed as both an alternative and regulated outlet for aggression and as preparation for military service.

I don't know how one can be really into sports - especially football - and be super sensitive about that stuff because if you ever spend time with other fans - or watch games on TV - you will hear loads of it.

 

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YakAttack

September 13th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^

And it was in the beginning of the movie before Ed Norton realized how much his actions were detrimental not only to his own life, but  his brother's. The recipient of the curb stomp, in this instance, was completely subdued and this was not a "crime of passion." He clearly had the upper hand and told the car-jacker to "bite the curb" before he delivered it.

 

EDIT: I'm not outraged by any of this. Not a hill I would choose to die on.

 

 

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ijohnb

September 14th, 2015 at 4:50 AM ^

I walk in with a tallboy of Arnold Palmer and look for the Uno game right away. If I get CRAZY I will grab a slice of pizza but papa taught me to practice virtue, so it better be just cheese, none of those crazy "toppings.". Look, I just thought the comment had some misguided, somewhat hidden, connotations, given the OP topic. I am not all outraged or anything.

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