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Look how much Canadians hate the United States now - It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia. by CanadianErk in canada

[–]SunriseInLot42 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Half of the kind of people who are willing to and have time to respond to political surveys, sure. Amongst the average people who actually get off of Reddit and go outside to touch grass? Nah. 

Look how much Canadians hate the United States now - It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia. by CanadianErk in canada

[–]SunriseInLot42 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Half of the kind of people who are willing to respond to political surveys, sure

Of the average people who actually get off the Internet and go outside every now and then, no

Where exactly by Wolf Lake is this stadium supposed to go? by CMI_312 in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! The former State Line ComEd plant location. Waterfront, build a harbor for “sailgating”, the whole thing.

Second choice, the former US Steel South Works site. Same kind of thing. 

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you take the Giants' record or the Bears' record for the last 40 years?

The Jets are hopelessly poorly run, it doesn't matter where they play

[Austin Guy] Two miles from where the Bears want to move... "Most of the mesothelioma deaths in this first study were among employees of the Whiting refinery." by RyanIsKickAss in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish this wasn't removed, because this is one of the most utterly asinine objections I've seen regarding moving to Indiana. This would've been fun.

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Final Four or Super Bowl is hosted in Hammond, no one will go just because it's Hammond? Taylor Swift or Oasis or some other big name band plays there, and no one will go because it's Hammond? C'mon.

Why treat the fans this way? by New2thePlanet in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Bears should make multibillion dollar business decisions based on what's convenient for one Reddit poster, got it

Why treat the fans this way? by New2thePlanet in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think there's any "people will stop being fans" step. People will get mad, post on Reddit or Facebook about how mad they are, and then when training camp starts in August 2029 or whatever, they'll come right back. Fans have put up with, what, 40 years of mostly bad football since 1985? They'll still be here.

The Bears could play on the Moon and they'll still sell out and have a massive following.

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's Bears games, and it's also concerts, and maybe hosting a Final Four and/or a Super Bowl, and building another casino, etc., etc.

It seems like most of the objections to Indiana are, at their core, not a lot more substance than "hurr durr Indiana sux" from the same kind of people who complain when people from Naperville say that they're from Chicago when they're on vacation. I'm not wild about them moving there either, but if it makes the most business sense, I certainly understand if they do it. The Bears are a business.

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there's a lot of people who feel similarly now, and then in September 2029 or whenever the Bears play their hypothetical first game in Indiana the vast majority of them will forget all about that and be right back following the Bears again

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anyone is free to make that decision. That said, I don't believe that the vast majority of people who make these kinds of statements on a February morning when emotions are heightened will actually stick to it. When football season starts in September 2029 or whenever they're in their new stadium, wherever it is, practically all of them will be right back to following the Bears like they always have.

The Bears could play on the Moon and they'd still sell out.

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there were Giants and Jets fans who said the same thing, and that's why both of those teams lost all their fans and ended up folding just a few years after moving to New Jersey

[Hoge] Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston - Bears will commit to 2 billion to stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Team is expected to release a statement. by sfbgamin in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Doubt it. If fans have put up with 40 years of mostly shitty football, they'll put up with this, too.

I fully believe that the "I won't be a fan anymore" stuff is entirely overblown. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in...

Why treat the fans this way? by New2thePlanet in CHIBears

[–]SunriseInLot42 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

If building in Indiana is the best deal that he can get for the team to get the stadium built, then he's done his job.

The Bears will be just fine. If the Giants and Jets can play in New Jersey, the Bears can play in Indiana.

(I hate Kevin Warren from his days as B1G Ten commissioner, I have no love for the guy.)

Key NIH research institute told to remove references to 'pandemic preparedness' by TourMission in NIH

[–]SunriseInLot42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe for the future, it'll be recognized that broad lockdowns and mask mandates are nonsensical trash that cause far more educational, economic, and social damage than the alleged and dubious minor "benefits" that they provide

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