{"id":1143,"date":"2011-03-26T21:17:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T01:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2011-03-26T21:17:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T01:17:50","slug":"flag-waving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/?p=1143","title":{"rendered":"Flag Waving"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been watching the NCAA men’s basketball tourney, hoping for a miracle and Purdue goes back in time and beats VCU. Tonight I’m watching Connecticut and Arizona run up and down the floor in a game I’m not the least interested in. Why? Well, having the TV on to drown out the emptiness of my soul is not the purpose of this post.<\/p>\n

What is the purpose of this post then? <\/p>\n

Watching UConn run up and down the floor I became increasingly disturbed by their uniforms.<\/p>\n

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UConn Basketball Jersey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What do we have here? On the player’s right we have the ubiquitous Nike swoosh. If you doubt for a minute for whom these athletes are competing, just look at the jersey of every team – they’re playing for Nike. <\/p>\n

Then on the left we have the flag of the United States of America and above that what is during the tourney a NCAA blue circle.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m no flag waver. I’m very critical of my country and her role in 3 wars in the Middle East and of our inept representatives who cannot see beyond their next re-election. But nonetheless I believe in the dream of America and if you’re going to ignore the flag etiquette and put the flag on a sports uniform, you ought to at least put the flag above the relentlessly and shamelessly commercial symbols of Nike and the NCAA. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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