World Flop

Am I going to watch the games of the World Cup, which commenced today?  Ahh . . . probably not.  

I used to like soccer - loved it, in fact.  I still love soccer.  But Trump has ruined the whole damn tournament by cheapening it with his incestuous relationship with FIFA chairman Gianni Infantino, and the big businesses who are pushing the tournament have been gouging the fans even as more and more foreigners are steering clear of the matches in the U.S.  And for good reason - numerous officials and referees have been barred entry because of tough entry requirements from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which are designed to keep a lot of brown people from even considering coming here.  Even white Europeans who have had the misfortune of traveling to the United States have gotten snagged in ICE's net/  The whole thing is going to be a joyless affair.

The good news?  The hotels and the stadiums charging top dollar for their rooms and their tickets, respectively, are going to lose their shirts, which means that their greedy efforts to fleece the fans will go unrewarded.  People outside the North American mainland are going to the Canadian and Mexican matches and ignoring the U.S. matches even as the teams playing in the States are establishing bases of operation right over the borders in Canada and Mexico.  Even Americans don't want to go to the American matches.  And why would Americans want to root for the home team?

Our team still sucks.  It sucks now, it has always sucked, and it will suck for eternity.

Our team sucks as if it can't suck enough.  It sucks so much, it didn't even qualify for the 2018 World Cup tournament in Russia.  Hmm, who was President then?

Everything Trump touches dies.