One World

Japan beats Cuba in the world baseball competition. According to the NPR report, during the final game, everyone in the stands – Japanese, Cubans, American spectators – does the wave and dances to YMCA by the Village People. After Japan wins, you can hear “We Are the Champions” in the background.

The world comes together to play an American sport, and everyone is unified by American pop culture.

Welcome to postmodernism.

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