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Old 11-30-2022, 03:42 PM   #17
lakewinnie
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Originally Posted by baygo View Post
I find it admirable the way so many countries around the world display tremendous sense of national pride for their team during World Cup. Not so much here at home. Conversation around the dinner table seems to be more about a fear that our players are about to embarrass us with political statement. I hope we win and I hope we keep our mouth shut and our flag of the ground.
The last and only time I saw that happen in my lifetime was in February 1980. Different sport. Different time. And we were a different country.
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