Why does religion, sports and politics are such controversial

conflicting opinions and psychology of the masses

>>2263762
People are emotionally invested in them.

>>2263762
They all involve petty tribalism.
People make their tribes a part of their identities.
From then on every attack on their tribes, however justified, is perceived as a personal attack.
Reason gets thrown out the window.

>>2264190
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Religion and politics are both major influences in how we shape our lives, so it's no surprise we someone would get defensive regarding something they deem to be apart of their figurative bedrock.

I don't really see how sports are controversial though, at least I've never met anyone that would actually make discussing sports controversial.

>>2264261
Sports are a proxy for conflict in national, regional, and local communities.

>>2264535
in and between*

>>2264261
Mist sports fans realize that at the end of the day sports are rather meaningless and will talk and take shit about in stride.

Then you have some people who use the local soccer team as a recruiting tool for their neonazi/ antifa / lgbt/ whatever / group and as an excuse to commit violence on the weekend.