Reply #28: Because so many Americans hate the thought of a draw? [View All]

[muriel_volestrangler]

(or do Americans call it a 'tie'? I can't remember - in cricket, the two terms actually have different meanings - anyway, in football it's normally a 'draw'). This does tie in with your "wimpy" diea for conservatives - American professional sports use overtime or similar to avoid a draw whenever possible, even in league games where a draw is actually a vitally important result. There is honour in a draw, and it may be a conservative thing to think that's not true - while liberals are happy for people to be roughly equal, conservatives may see life, as well as sports, as a 'must-win' thing. games like football only use extra time or similar when the format demands it, eg a knockout competition to be completed in a fixed amount of time (in the main knockout football competition in England, a draw means you replay the fixture at the other team's home ground before trying extra time; only in the last couple of rounds do you go straight to extra time and then a penalty shootout).