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Old 09-15-2020, 11:28 AM   #697
Jiri Hrdina
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Originally Posted by mrdonkey View Post
I think you're missing the point. One can still support the team and hope for them to get better, and find interest in discussing their moves and the implications therein... without wanting their money to go towards a new stadium for them to play Geoff Ward hockey in with a roster held together with duct tape and twigs. Following trades and transactions and sharing ideas with other people over some common topic is still in its own way supporting the team, and can be a source of joy for a lot of people. Everyone here wants the Flames to get better. Participating in a community is a fundamental human activity. Is it fair for you or anyone else to judge who is or is not a "real" fan on the basis of how they choose to express it?
The conversation started, in part, because you said you were struggling to give a damn about the team.
Giving a damn, basically is what makes you a fan. That doesn't mean you agree with the direction. But you care. That's what makes us fans.
So it seems like you still do give a damn.

No one is defining who is or isn't a real fan, except applying the basic definition of it.
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