Cincinnati Has Something to Cheer About
The Cincinnati Bengals all but sealed their playoff appearance yesterday when they defeated division rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers.
While it's not politics, a successful football season can change the "climate" of a city. Growing up in Columbus I got to see the effects that a Buckeye win or loss could have on the entire city. Everyone was happy with a win (sometimes rioting out of joy), and everyone was sad with a loss (sometimes rioting out of anger and sadness).
In a city that is considered to be on a "down swing" by many it is good to have something that citizens of our underrated city can have something to cheer about. While racial tensions have been running high for year, all colors and creeds seem to rally behind our football team. It may not be the most noble of causes, but it is a cause that everyone seems to like.
Hopefully we will have a downtown that develops and enjoys a run-off of the Bengals success. We need to get "The Banks," or whatever they end up calling it, complete so that people have a place to celebrate our playoff victories in the coming years. In Cincinnati, who would have thought we would ever be worrying about that.
While it's not politics, a successful football season can change the "climate" of a city. Growing up in Columbus I got to see the effects that a Buckeye win or loss could have on the entire city. Everyone was happy with a win (sometimes rioting out of joy), and everyone was sad with a loss (sometimes rioting out of anger and sadness).
In a city that is considered to be on a "down swing" by many it is good to have something that citizens of our underrated city can have something to cheer about. While racial tensions have been running high for year, all colors and creeds seem to rally behind our football team. It may not be the most noble of causes, but it is a cause that everyone seems to like.
Hopefully we will have a downtown that develops and enjoys a run-off of the Bengals success. We need to get "The Banks," or whatever they end up calling it, complete so that people have a place to celebrate our playoff victories in the coming years. In Cincinnati, who would have thought we would ever be worrying about that.
