Hope Through Sports?

Once again we're reminded of the never-ending tensions between North and South Korea. But this time, it's because the World Cup -- the sporting event in the world -- can offer some hope between two governments with officials with wooden heads.

This AP article certainly doesn't say they'll be best buddies, but because both squads are in the World Cup, it offers a unique chance to cheer for each other and maybe bond in some way.

With all the junk from the recent ship sinking, hopes are slim, but Korea is in a unique position. People of the same race, living in different countries can support each other. It would be like if the USA were split in half, and both those teams made a big sporting event. We could cheer on our fellow East/West or North/South American brothers.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, athletes from the two Koreas walked in together under a unification flag.

Sports can be dumb and pointless, and filled with a-hole athletes who are greedy and basically a drain on the world's intellect. But they also offer the chance for hope and peace. That sounds like a real hippie thing to say. Except hippies only play ultimate frisbee. Think about it.