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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
I also get a laugh at the guys defending brain damage and suicide, depression etc all because they think fighting is somehow "part of the game".
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Arguing in strawmen doesn't make you appear half as intelligent as you think it does. Find one person "defending brain damage and suicide, depression etc" in this thread. There are literally thousands of hockey players throughout history who fought but did not suffer from such.
Also, I would note that if you are not protesting all body contact as vehemently as you are fighting, then you are presenting a disingenuous argument when you try to use "brain damage" as your shield. The arguments around CTE and their effects centres around the physical contact. So if you truly and honestly care about these people's long term health rather than your selfish, personal hatred of fighting, then you would be standing here arguing that hockey needs to be made fully non-contact. That you aren't only shows how disingenuous your position is.
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It is not, it is a part of the pathetic culture we live in where two grown men punching each other in the brain is applauded.
It's not part of the game. Slashing Gaudreau in the hands isn't part of the game yet it happens every game. Just because two guys fight doesn't mean it's part of the game.
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You can call it "pathetic culture" if you like. That is fair criticism. But you can't honestly pretend that fighting is not a part of the game. Pointing out that other things are penalized doesn't change this. Slashing, tripping and and the like are part of the game too. Yes, they are penalized, but it still happens and it still impacts the game. And I won't even get into re-hashing the arguments around the belief (whether or not you think they are real or imagined is irrelevant) that fighting serves a purpose and/or can motivate a team or change momentum. They've been spoken of many times, and it is clear people like you won't consider it the 100th time when you refused to the first 99.
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hockey will still be hockey long after fighting is banned.
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And even it it is, that still doesn't change the fact that it is part of the game today. You may not like it. You may choose to pretend otherwise. But reality doesn't care about your feelings.