If You’re a Socialist, Root for the Green Bay Packers

Let’s get one thing straight: the Green Bay Packers are the only socialist team in the NFL.

Green Bay Packers v Indianapolis Colts - NFL Preseason 2025

Israel Abanikanda #23 of the Green Bay Packers runs the ball during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 16, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Hickey / Getty Images)


Every day, when I get home from work
I feel so frustrated, the boss is a jerk,
And I get my sticks and go out to the shed,
And I pound on that drum like it was the boss’s head.

— “Bang the Drum All Day” by Todd Rundgren (aka the Green Bay Packers touchdown song)

Each time they score, this verse in the Green Bay Packers’ touchdown song reminds us of our weary plight clocking in and out of our miserable jobs. But then, it also grants us the greatest wish known to man: a vicarious opportunity to dunk on the enemy. To stand over him, looking down into his eyes in a way that makes him know that we know that his own children hate him. The Packers say to us, “This week, the Chicago Bears are the drum. Let’s do to them what you want to do to your boss.”

The catharsis that comes from watching your special guys do good at sports is unparalleled. It’s pretend, but it feels real, much like a crime wave in a city with progressive leadership. The Packers take it one step further, blurring the line between emotion and reality by being the only team in the National Football League (NFL) that’s allowed to break the fourth wall. The players catapult into the stands, quite literally into people’s laps, in a celebration known as the Lambeau Leap — sharing the glory with fans in a collective act of joy.

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