U.S. Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ Senate primary Tuesday, once again fending off a push for generational change as he seeks a third term.
Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who had attempted to argue that it was time to do away with the “status quo” in his pursuit to oust the octogenarian.
Yet Markey successfully pointed to Moulton’s more moderate positions to argue that it was Moulton — not the older incumbent — who was out of touch with the state’s voters. Perhaps no other issue defined the race more than transgender rights, and Markey repeatedly hit Moulton for previously saying he would not want his daughters to play against transgender athletes.
Why? Do they have cooties or something?
Sports are meant to be a fun socializing exercise, the only good reason for kids to play them.
Attributing importance to sports above and beyond “fun social time,” especially in school (outside of the capitalist dystopia that commodifies everything), is insane.
I disagree that sports are only important for their “fun social” aspect. The personal growth and learning about team dynamics while competing is valuable. Learning to win and learning to lose is valuable. The value of competing in sports is why it is so important that Trans people get to play.
Competition for its own sake is a puerile reflection of humanity’s worst tendencies. Power, fame, glory, pride, vanity, greed.
That’s competition in a nutshell.