Episode 20: Lotteryism, Part II -- A Most Dangerous Game: How Sports Are Used to Fleece Public Trusts
Citations Needed
Citations Needed
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🗓️ 20 December 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Previously on Citations Needed, we discussed the notion of "Lotteryism," that is, the use of the media by large corporations to obscure solidarity in favor of morality tales of "making it."
It's a scam to extract resources from local governments in hopes they can "win" corporate cash, headquarters, facilities, and, of course, the promise of "jobs". Cities around the US and the world debase themselves to compete for the "honor" of hosting the Olympic Games, the World Cup, or just a new sports team - shelling out millions, if not billions, of public funds to build arenas and stadiums that average citizens often can't even afford to set foot in.
On this episode we discuss how the media helps sports owners and other corporate forces fleece the public. With guest Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation. Follow him @EdgeofSports.
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| 0:41.2 | I'm Adam Johnson. |
| 0:42.2 | I'm a media analyst for Fairness and Accuracy and Reporting. |
| 0:45.2 | I have a monthly column at the LA Times and I sometimes will write for the Nation in |
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| 1:11.2 | So on today's show we're going to continue what we started on the prior show, which is |
| 1:14.8 | this concept of lotteryism, which we defined as the atomization of people, local governments |
| 1:21.0 | and state governments by billionaires and corporations and specifically sports teams |
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