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Craig wrote:
> For those of you who have not played, you cannot understand what I have
> said above. I am not saying that you are not knowledgeable fans, or
> supporters, but like all things, unless you have experienced it, it's
> sometimes hard to relate to.
Agreed, with illustration.
I had very strong opinions against fighting as a college fan. Having now
watched a non-trivial number (70-80) of WHL games, in which fighting is
permitted and fairly frequent, my opinions have certainly modified to some
extent, but that isn't the point. The point is that the opinions I held
*before* I had actually seen a great deal of the other side of the coin
were grounded in ignorance. And to a large extent, they still are, since I
operate as observer rather than player. That's the difference between
opinion and experience -- the theoretical and the real.
-- Greg
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