Maybe you didn't say anything in that light because it's not legit.
"Zero2Cool" wrote:
You may in fact have a good point; obviously, I can't know what they were thinking one way or another. Still, if their obsession with one quarterback was so great as to boil over into hate against his predecessor, there is something at least seriously dysfunctional about them, and in some cases, perhaps even evil. But the fact that we may conveniently choose to label them as not true Packers fans but Favre fans only, and as accurate as that assessment may be, the fact remains that they did claim Packer Nation as their home, and thus their foul behavior tainted all of Packer Nation. Those of us who remained faithful to our team and supported our new quarterback through all of this were, through no fault of our own, besmirched by association. I grieved over the schism when it happened, until I grew disgusted with it; and every reminder of it renews my disgust.
I think at the very least, this fiasco should humble us as Packers fans. We have much to prove before we can dare to call ourselves the best fans in the NFL again. I truly hope that day comes again soon. But maybe we won't be able to reclaim our laurels until we successfully pass another major test. I fervently hope we can.
EDIT: You raised a good point about the people who committed these acts doing so not because they were Favre (or Packers) fans
per se but because they were angry, disgruntled people who were looking for an excuse and a convenient target on whom to vent their frustrations and aggression. It's like people who commit violence in the name of religion or some other cause: they are violent people by nature. They just choose one set of beliefs or another as a convenient justification for their acts. It just so happens that these people chose Favreolatry as their excuse.