by Slippy
scopelliti, wake up and smell the coffee pal. Politics played a SIGNIFICANT role in the demise of not just the Ringling Bro, but the industry in general. Specifically, the animal activists who tend to be in greater numbers on the left. Was it the sole reason? Of course not, technology is also to blame. I am not giving a total pardon to Ringling Bros for questionable past practices, but it really is a damn shame how things turned out.