Domes Are Communist And European — Save Soldier Field

The Chicago Bears have taken another step toward a multi-billion-dollar stadium project in Hammond, Indiana, and people are pissed off.

I’m a Carolina Panthers fan, I don’t particularly care where the Bears play from a geographic standpoint. It certainly would be lame for the “Chicago” Bears, one of the more storied franchises in the NFL, to play somewhere other than Chicago, but I’m not emotionally invested in it.

What I am emotionally invested in is preventing the pussification of American sport, which is why the Bears move is troubling to me. It’s troubling because they’re apparently going to build an indoor stadium wherever their new home is, be it in Indiana, Illinois, or elsewhere.

To put it bluntly, domed football stadiums are an affront to God. Football is the ultimate expression of American masculinity. It’s a battle of physical strength and endurance, toughness, and gladiator spirit. It is not for the faint of heart, and it is not meant to be played in prime conditions. In fact, one of the appeals of the game is that it can be played rain or shine, sun or snow, sweltering heat or frigid freeze.

Replacing Soldier Field with a dome is a pinch of salt in the wound. It’s one of the iconic venues of football. Again, I don’t care about the Bears either way, but even I get a little tingle up the spine when I tune into a primetime matchup at Soldier Field in December, maybe a dusting of snow covering the grass, that orange “C” in the middle of the arena. It’s up there with the Heinz, Lambeaus, and Arrowheads in terms of aura.

Domes are the antithesis of football, and dare I say America. They are fake in their presentation, communist in their value, and European in their softness. If I have to explain that to you, you just don’t get it.

The NBA has been destroyed by flopping losers. Soccer is never going to happen. Baseball is my favorite sport, but it is at the mercy of the elements. We can’t lose what makes football different, or America won’t have a true man’s game it can call its own any longer.