Root Root, Riot Riot for the home team . Atavistic violence at crowded sports stadiums

Radical left sociologists have a lot to say about the violent game of American football. It seems that even the fans are fired up with something very much like war fever- THEM vs. US : [The Culture of Football in the United States: How Hegemonic ... [ by H Gillam · 2019 ·— Baseball and football, both heralded as sports central to. American identity, were particularly attractive to the upper classes, " ] I suppose it is natural for any human being who likes sports to root root for the home team. But these games have psychological roots that go back to the beginning of " civilized " warfare . Read or re-read the Greek poet Homer's epic " The Illiad ". Bloody " THEM vs. US " war . I know for a fact that for many Italo -Americans Mario Puzo 's " The Godfather " ( along wit the movie ) is their Illiad : "what LIFE is all about " . Warlike emotions are on display in Gillette Stadium on the field and in the stands. The MOB has a psychology of its own that often cancels the will and common sense of the individual. As illustrated by those headline making brawls after soccer games in Europe. And BOXING fans have a really savage aura that goes back to the Roman Colosseum. I don't like the smoldering, ominous signs of violence but I myself root root for the home team . In New England that includes the Patriots and , of course, the Boston Red Sox. The fans of the WINNING team feel blessed by the gods on the day after " Manic Monday ".