Some of us route for the underdog while others continue to hate on them. But it seems as though in the current state of society’s mindset that all we want to do is see the up and coming “underdog” fail or forced to be punished and put back into its comfortable status before they have a chance to make it anywhere in our competitive society.

 

I can think of plenty of examples where this is happening or has happened in recent memory.

 

The British are renowned for doing this exact behaviour where sports are regarded. England plays in the world cup this year but as a nation we already expect for them to fail. In the past, it’s been traditional to vouch for the underdog, to spur them on to do well but nowadays it seems unless you are already one of the “big boys” you better forget climbing that socially acceptable ladder to bigger and better things.

 

The current general election has proven this without the final ballot papers being counted. The liberal democrats have been dismissed by the two major parties as pretty much a joke than a serious contester to the leadership challenge. However, when Nick Cleg gained a relatively popular reaction from the general public after the first leaders’ debate, the others turned to attack him and his party more vehemently than they had chosen to display prior to the televised debate.

 

Only time will tell how the “underdog” in this particular situation will pan out.

 

Across the other side of the Atlantic, things do not seem much better as Apple are now being investigated by the FCC for their argument with Adobe. It seems no one cared about Apple’s dealings while they did not pose a threat to the overall technology market but now Apple are creating waves it seems no one in higher powers wants to see the company increase their share hold on the technology market.

 

The underdogs is a concept we are all familiar with but will they continue to remain as the underdog or will they succeed to bigger and better things?