Have Politics Caused You To Root Against Us? - Above the Law

Have Politics Caused You To Root Against Us?

I’ve lived in this country for a long time.I’m usually on our side. I’m still mad about the U.S.-Soviet basketball game at the 1972 Olympics. I’m still delighted by the Miracle on Ice in 1980. Whether or not the war was justified, I wanted us to win in Iraq. Same for Afghanistan.So why do I now occasionally feel myself rooting against us?Take Canada, for example. Canada hasn’t done anything to us. The country is a great ally. The people are gene…

Have Politics Caused You To Root Against Us? - Above the Law

(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) I’ve lived in this country for a long time. I’m usually on our side. I’m still mad about the U.S.-Soviet basketball game at the 1972 Olympics. I’m still delighted by the Miracle on Ice in 1980. Whether or not the war was justified, I wanted us to win in Iraq. Same for Afghanistan. So why do I now occasionally feel myself rooting against us? Take Canada, for example. Canada hasn’t done anything to us. The count…