Cheering for the wrong side?

I find it interesting, that in a society of superheroes and villains, the masses often cheer to see the "good guys" fail. Instead of respecting and supporting the "superheroes", they find satisfaction in every slip up, every disappointment, and every fail. Why is that?

What is so bad about a good person? Does it make one feel badly about themselves... is it the age old "put others down to make self feel better" theory? Why is that people want to hate the few people who stand for something?

Love him or hate him, regardless of opinions and allegiances, Tim Tebow is a good guy. Period. (And no, it's just because I find him attractive, though that is always an added bonus...) But I for the life of me, can not understand why everyone and their mother wants to see him fall. Wants to see him lose games, and then when his offensive line and receivers don't pull through, coupled with this poor performance in just ONE game, the whole world seems to rejoice. They want dirt on him, they want to accuse him of being gay, a man whore, a cheat... whatever it may be, people do NOT want to see him succeed.

And that just breaks my heart... again, not because I'm a fan, but because I find it hard to believe that as a society, we want the good to fall... we seem to have lost faith in the idea that a relationship with Christ, and walking the talk aren't even possible; especially in the lime light.

Following yesterday's poor showing of the Broncos against the Lions... people aren't upset that a team lost, they're upset with a quarterback (for those who can't do the math, that's blaming a lot of ugly on one man). Why rejoice in the loss of a game? The failure of an athlete? Why doubt the character of a man who tries to do the right thing? What exactly is to be gained?

Again, I don't understand the concept of wishing such abhorrent things on a person who is guilty of getting out of bed in the morning and trying to do the right thing in all aspects. I'm not sure at this point that there's anything wrong with the humility of someone who tries to give glory where glory is due, rather it's with a society who is so disconfigured, that everything bad is what is considered the "norm". Despite athletic talent, imagine what the world would be like if a few of us stopped disparaging those who live right, and start taking a lesson from them?