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Superbowl XXXVII

Posted by michael on from the game-time dept.

So, if you're a good, patriotic American, you're certainly watching the Superbowl right about now. The dot-com ads should be pretty much absent this year, but perhaps there will be something more interesting than ads for recycled movies. Maybe even the game will be worth watching. :) Update: 01/27 17:02 GMT by T : Chardish writes "If you didn't catch the trailer for The Matrix: Reloaded on the Superbowl last night, it's now available for download."

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  1. No. by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Patriotic Americans are hopefully in the Gulf region, getting ready to fight for what they believe in and hopefully die there as well, leaving America up to run by less violent, more rational Americans who aren't so keen on playing "world cop" by bombing third world countries and overthrowing various democratic goverments.

    This counts for you couch-patriots as well.

    Needed to vent for a bit, the phrase "patriotic Americans" equals "nazi Germans" to me and allot of other people I know. The people aren't wrong, the idea is.

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  2. Re:Not to be a troll here but... by thrillseeker · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    You're right; football-watching isn't particularly patriotic. On the other hand, insulting anyone who likes soccer (ie. the rest of the world) is.

    Yes, that's right - the only insults allowed on Slashdot are against Americans.

  3. Re:Not to be a troll here but... by Anenga · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's been a major American past-time for 37 years and is the most watched sporting event all year. The Super bowl is an american trademark. Since it is "American" people who partisipate in watching it are being patriotic, persay. Just like the Olympics.

    The Super Bowl is also a major advertising event. The most successful Super Bowl advertisement was Apple Computer's 1984 ad, which introduced the Macintosh and portrayed IBM as "Big Brother".

  4. Re:So far, it's the same old stuff by horse · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That the post above can get "insightful" pretty much sums up slashdot. I don't know why I bother to read this crap any more.

  5. I don't like patriotism. Especially American one. by axxackall · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Being a patriotic means you like your country more than others. Being a patriot of America means you like your country so much that you are ready to bomb other countries without any serious reason.

    Perhaps not all americans are ready to bomb all countries around the globe. But they share the responsibility with their goverment even if they voted against it on recently passed elections. That the nature of democracy, isn't it?

    If americans cannot choose right president that means most of americans don't care about the rest of the world. And I don't like such people.

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