I wouldn’t worry. Problems in that area of the world rarely turn into something bigger.

they need to hide some Germans on their team

When they came for the story lovers I did nothing. I did not care for DLC.

When they came for the Aestheticians I did nothing. I did not care for cosmetics.

When they came for the gamblers I did nothing. I did not care for lootboxes.

Now they are here for the achievement hunters, and there is no one here to speak for…

Speaking as a Japanese dude: the real cultural force at work here is the Japanaese concept of “Meiwaku” (causing trouble to others).

You know how you can tell this isn’t being blown out of proportion and is objectively horrible? Even Laura Bush wrote an op-ed condemning this practice. For her to come out of the woodwork for this issue is a big deal.

Nah, watching professional golfers fail is amazing, especially since it’s only once a year. If every tournament was like this it would suck, but making them look like me at my local muni is extremely satisfying for those of us who need a five iron to hit a shot the pros would use a pitching wedge on.

Let’s at least grant Brazil this: the Swiss are born and raised to achieve a neutral result.

In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had 500 years of democracy and peace - and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

All part of the secret plan to help the US get by Iran in Group play!

Don’t touch them unless you’re going to hoist them.

You’ve just described every episode of Takeshi’s Castle, the greatest show to ever grace planet Earth. (You may know it as “Most Extreme Elimination Challenge.”)

He was elected to lead, not to read!

FOX News: Malcolm Jenkins, pictured here kneeling during Anthem before Super Bowl LII against the Patriots,

I agree it’s got downsides but so does appointing judges for life and making them unaccountable to anyone or anything.

I too think racist is the wrong word for this.

That is a weird, though not unheard of, thing to do. It is also deeply racist.

Probably in the minority here, but I think it’s fair for an athlete not to want to take part in someone else’s political speech - not wearing the jersey isn’t that different than not wanting to stand for the anthem. This isn’t a private team, it’s the USWNT, for all intents and purposes an arm of the state.

True facts, Jason. True facts.

This is the stupidest comment I think I have read on this site, plenty of Asian food, Thai included, has wonderful flavor that doesn’t have to be spicy. Perhaps you would find a better home over at r/gatekeeping.