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Home Magazine Issues July 1999 Letters to AFM

Letters to AFM

We want your input! Letters to AFM should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer. Mail to: AFM, P.O. Box 13079, North Palm Beach, FL, 33408. Or, you can e-mail your letter to us at letters@americanfootballmonthly.com or reach us via fax at (561) 627-5275. Visit AFM online at www.americanfootballmonthly.com. Dear AFM: You recently asked, "Why does America love football?" There are a lot of possible reasons why football is so popular. In your letter, you mentioned many of the classic ones: teamwork, work ethic, toughness, etc. But, I believe there might be a little darker side of our society that propitiates the interest in the game we love so much. War is the way to have control and dominance in our society, which reflects the desires of man. Football has a lot of the same components as war: contact, strategy, and ultimately, victory. Many other sports possess many

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