Eddie and Jim both said it was a great thing the Russians were winning because the strongest team should win. Shannon thought the fascist philosophy was a very comfortable one. You simply cheered for the winner, who proved by virtue of winning that he should have won. No analysis, no doubts, no troubling moral questions. Helen Potrebenko
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I can think of no better way to describe the thought process of the characters in the movie Dr. Strangelove. The entire film is dedicated to one question: who should win? It is about the absurdity of politics and how we end up choosing sides in a world where all sides are wrong. In this quote, we see that this question is similar to the idea that they all followed when cheering for one side or another in sports. No matter what they cheer for, it’s not really about the sports; it’s about making them feel good about their choices.

Source: Taxi!: A Novel

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