“The heroes of war and the heroes of sport are indistinguishable in militarized societies. War is sold to a gullible public as a noble game. Few have the athletic prowess to play professional sports, but almost any young man or woman can go to a recruiter and sign up to be a military hero.” – Chris Hedges (source)

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“Every empire needs its gladiator games to keep us blinded from the reality outside the arena.” – Abby Martin

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyosF7rxyhg]How the Super Bowl Promotes Empire, War & Taxpayer Theft

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(video) Was Cowboys/Packers Game Fixed? — It’s legal for the league to fix games
(video) Brian Tuohy: Fixing the Game — Corruption inside the NFL
Brian Tuohy: Are Professional Sports Fixed? — “It’s very likely that last night’s game was manipulated to keep it interesting to literally the last play of the game…”
The Fix is In: How Pro Sports is Rigged — What if you and millions others like you have been duped, outright lied to by those franchises you hold so dear to your heart?
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(video) Bruno Mars Illuminati Super Bowl Half Time Magic Show Revealed
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Alex Jones: As United States Collapses, Media Worships LeBron James
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[1949] George Orwell: How the elite pacify the ‘proles’ with films, football, beer and gambling. “The larger evils invariably escaped their notice.”
Alex Jones: “It’s so frustrating because the average adult male knows all about football, but they don’t know how to be free men: ‘I don’t care bout dat, there gonna be football game on tonight.’ … And when you lose everything you got, just remember that you were told! … You will be judged by your own cowardice!”
All people want to do is party or watch football while our country is getting jacked! — Alex Jones
Alex Jones: The Big Football Game That Actually Matters
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