[–] 2 points 1 month ago

With invest, I take it you may mean that thing where you spend and hope for a return. But these USA fixtures can be instant wins. The Springboks vs All Blacks game in Baltimore will be in front of more than 62,300, making a heap more more money for both the Springboks and All Blacks than any of the ones played in South Africa. It will be the most-attended single rugby match in North American history - not only making money but also showcasing the game.

Nations Cup games would be great for this idea as well - not only in America but also in other places you mentioned such as Madrid

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    Maybe saying there should be six nations games in America is taking it too far, because of the tradition etc as you say. But World Rugby is correct to want to promote the game in America.

    Not only to grow the game but also to compete with NFL, since NFL is already targeting rugby countries for their growth, using this same idea.

    Just yesterday the San Francisco 49ers played the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, in front of a sold out stadium.

    Rugby will either compete and grow or go into terminal decline.

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    Whatever you think of alcohol, you have to admit that it’s versatile. Ever since the first humans started smashing up fruit and leaving it in pots to chug a few days later, we’ve been relying on it to celebrate and commiserate, to deal with anxiety and to make us more creative. We use it to build confidence and kill boredom, to get us in the mood for going out and to put us to (nonoptimal) sleep. Where most mind-altering substances have one or two specific use-cases, alcohol does the lot. That’s probably why it’s been so ubiquitous throughout human history – and why it can be so hard to give up entirely.

    [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't agree with this assessment of India. It is also on a right-wing, authoritarian path under the Hindu nationalist BJP. In bed with Putin too. India as it is now is no champion for liberal democracy unfortunately.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Nonsense. There is no configuration of state and legislative body that makes any country automatically safe from manipulation by state capturing billionaires or Russian interference. There is a continuous work of education around this that needs doing all the time, and doing it is the only way we won't be brought down. The monarchy is pretty useless and irrelevant in this. Did they stop the UK from being taken out of the EU by far right populists? You know they did not.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Unlike the MAGA movement, most of Australia's right wing are neither Vatnik, nor Fascist. I mean, there are those as well, like Clive Palmer, but he is a spam pest and a joke - most people think he is ridiculous. So no.

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