Blast From The Past: Ron Paul Criticizes Pro Wrestling

[Teflon Master]

Hmmm, lets look at his arguments

http://www.mises.org/books/freedomsiege.pdf

There are times when it seems like we get our system of values from television
productions. Professional wrestling is one of the few programs which started
on TV in the late 1940s and now claims more viewers than ever. There are no
rules, and it is associated with contrived (but unreal) violence: mockery of the
referee, racism, absence of sportsmanship, yelling, screaming, and hatred.
Reasonable rules of decency are totally ignored. The shows get worse every
year; belts, chains, and cages are now part of the acts. Twenty wrestlers are put
into a ring without a referee and a free-for-all erupts -- the more violent, the
more the crowd cheers the ridiculous charade.

By the way, this was published in 1987

 

[RSLudlum]

damn!!! Did we just lose Kane's endorsement!!!!

 

[bomybomy]

Sounds like some of his supporters fit that bill ;-)

 

[Perpetual]

Sounds like some of his supporters fit that bill ;-)

Absolutly. But ours is a manifestation of our frustration, belittlement, and marginalization, whereas theirs is just for fun and for the most part ends when the show is over. We're not angry for fun, and we're not part of any show.

I realize you were just joking, of course.