This comment makes no sense. And, especially with the recognition over the last 10 years that football players experience super high rates of brain trauma/damage, this comment seems... hmmm... .

[–] mHtt@lemmy.ca 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

it made no sense... to you.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah mate, you had a shit take and they pointed out the flaw in your "point".

[–] mHtt@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

My guy: the take that Americans are Hypocritically fans of violence -except when its used against them- still stands. if you and your ill fated compatriot cant cant see it: then I got a lake in the desert to sell ya...

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I'm just going to say you may say this, however there's been many comments about rugby players talking about how the speed and the level of impact is much higher with American football because of the fact that they are wearing pads and it becomes a much more violent hard-hitting overall. Even though rugby is much more fast-paced and typically those players may have a lot more stamina there's never been much comment about the lack of violence in American sports. So while your comment on the surface seems haha. If you actually know anything about both sports it really doesn't work.

[–] mHtt@lemmy.ca -2 points 20 hours ago

ok, sure. Americans also sit in trailers with xbox controllers launching hellfire missiles at strangers around the other side of the planet and go home calling themselves 'veterans.'