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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
That's a poor way of looking at it. You have to win multiple times in the tournament, including quarterfinal and semifinal games to even get to that point. You lose one game at the end, but there's a lot of winning along the way, and it still should be celebrated as a significant achievement.
Letting the losing team leaves shows disrespect to the winner. Is it ok in the olympics for the silver medallist in an individual direct-competition sport like wrestling or fencing show up the winner by refusing to stand next to them or display their medal?
In a society where respect for others is in increasingly short supply, should we not reinforce these displays of respect, ESPECIALLY when the outcome is not what we hoped for? What kind of value does it display? Why should we be ok with overly emotional responses that don't show restraint or respect? I have to wonder why this has suddenly become ok.
I'm not picking on Locke specifically here, but excusing this kind of behavior because of "emotions" is bull####. We all have emotions, but we don't get to run around in a disrespectful way just because of emotions. A certain level of decorum is required.
Oh, you know what...I think there's a meme for what you are all advocating for.
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I love this post, I think its because our society is becoming more and more results driven in every aspect of life, kids are pushed to strive to be the best no matter what and only winners are celebrated. Showing respect became almost a sign of weakness for some wierd reason. Young swedes taking off silver medal was a simple representation of this mindset.