Question for a of you- Are there people who don't root for the underdog? That is- I was watching a documentary about a failed textile union strike in the south in1934, and I started wondering if there were people who would watch it and think "these poor factory owners- having to make sure these people are safe and pay them a living wage". I can't fathom it, but it also seems like a lot of literature and entertainment is based on the small triumphing over the big, right back to David and Goliath and Jesus, so it must be common, right?
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Sophia Brooks - Sep 16, 2012 3:55:57 am PDT #22230 of 30001
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Calli - Sep 16, 2012 4:20:47 am PDT #22231 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
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Jesse - Sep 16, 2012 4:57:24 am PDT #22232 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Are there people who don't root for the underdog?
The Republican party?
Kat - Sep 16, 2012 4:58:39 am PDT #22233 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Are there people who don't root for the underdog?
Yankees fans.
Late to the game Red Sox Fans (they are the worst -- pretend underdog)
Most USians when it comes to us vs. the world.
Steph L. - Sep 16, 2012 5:05:00 am PDT #22234 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Ok, who remembers why I opened an Amazon.com tab? Because I don't...
To check on if I can buy a season pass to the upcoming season of Survivor?
To pre-order The Avengers?
Sophia Brooks - Sep 16, 2012 5:07:15 am PDT #22235 of 30001
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See, I kinda think that the Republican Party, or at least the Tea Party faction gains strength because it is marketed as faux underdog, with government as "the Man"
Steph L. - Sep 16, 2012 5:10:44 am PDT #22236 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
faux underdog
Just like "common folks" really felt they could relate to Dubya. You know, with his wealthy East-Coast elite family and Ivy League education.
Sheryl - Sep 16, 2012 5:17:44 am PDT #22237 of 30001
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Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2012 5:19:03 am PDT #22238 of 30001
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It depends on how "other" you can paint the underdog. Then you can turn it into "Us vs. Them", because They hate our way of life and Want To Destroy Us.
Hil R. - Sep 16, 2012 5:19:21 am PDT #22239 of 30001
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