“Uncle, are you excited for the return of college football?”
I peer over my glasses at my nephew. Scowling, I try to think up a reasonable answer without the hateful sarcasm which drips into my soul.
“Nah. I am done with sports.”
“Why? You love sports. Basketball, football, baseball, you love all of it. Why would you quit watching now?”
Apparently, I am not going to be able to avoid this conversation, no matter how hard I try. I place my coffee down and turn away from my computer.
“What is my incentive for watching sports? So, I can watch multimillionaires tell me who to vote for? Or hear them virtue signal about ‘social issues’ they ‘care about?’ No thanks.”
“They aren’t all like that, unc. Some of the athletes actually love our country.”
“Mmmhmm. Then they are ostracized for taking a stand against the system and sent to re-education camp.”
“You don’t understand, uncle. They are just expressing their First Amendment right.”
“Yes, I understand that. Here’s a question: Instead of taking a stance against the country that has provided them every opportunity to amass unimaginable wealth, why don’t they spend their time giving back to the impoverished communities they virtue signal about?”
“Some do, uncle.”
“I agree that some do. Yet, every day more and more come out in support of Communist regimes who violate human rights with such ferocity it is mind numbing.”
“Uh-”
“Then to top it all off they want to consider themselves ‘social justice influencers.’ Some of these ‘influencers’ didn’t even finish high school. Yet, somehow they know what is best for all of us.”
“Uh-”
“Anymore questions about why I quit watching sports?”
“Um, no I don’t think so.”
“Good. Remember this, nephew. I swore an oath to defend this country against ALL enemies, both foreign and domestic. I don’t support organizations that are anti-American.”
“Okay. I think I’ll go home now.”
“Roll Tide.”
I watch as my nephew walks out to his vehicle. “There goes the single largest voting demographic in America. Whoever wins the youth will shape the future of the world.”
