Note: To all of you Bush Haters...
I'm sorry, but if you boo any player on our team you're a fairweather fan. They're our Saints. We're supposed to support them. It's true that you pay to go to the game, and have the right to act however you want...but that doesn't make you a good fan.
Wrong.
True fans come in all shapes and sizes. Devoted fans express their support for their team in a variety of ways. Many of the "haters" people like to call out have probably given a tremendous amount of thought and spent incredible amounts of time arguing over ultimately insignificant things. It takes a certain level of devotion to be passionate about your team to the extent of posting on a message board.
Also, it takes a certain level of passion in the "hater" fan to share unpopular opinions and swim upstream. Human beings are like sheep and we all want to be well thought of by others. So who is the bigger fan: the guy/girl that questions the status quo in the face of opposition or the guy / girl that toes the company line?
It is a silly question, really, because the answer is neither. We all bring something to the table.
What reward do the Bush "lovers" get for holding on to a discredited opinion?
What reward do the Bush "haters" get for beating a dead horse?
Nothing really, except an outlet for expression. Some people on both sides are just holding on to say "I told you so", while others just like spirited debate.
A fairweather fan is one who switches allegiances all the time. It is the typical Cowboy fan. They follow after success and don't understand struggle. A fan is knowledgeable and devoted to their team especially when they are losing. I am willing to bet that the vast majority of Bush "haters" have been Saints fans for a long time. You can't confuse being critical of players as being a fairweather fan. To some the team's performance takes precedence over the success, or lack thereof, of an individual player.
In other words, a Saints fan
cannot be a fairweather fan.
If you are a Saints fan, then you are a good fan.
(It is some kind of universal law.)