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Sunday, December 11, 2005 ShameI agree, this is both disgusting and relevant, since Germany hosts the World Cup next year: These Cottbus soccer fans seem to think "Jews" is a fitting insult for the opposing Dresden team. (The word Juden is spelled here with the d as the Dresden logo. Imagine, say, Duke fans holding up a banner reading "Yids!" to taunt Miami.) (Only not as funny.) No one on the pitch seems too concerned, and the game wasn't stopped, though the Cottbus team issued an apology the next day. These are second-league teams, not world-class, but Germany needs to make sure this kind of behavior doesn't turn the World Cup into a nightmare next June. England is already hoping for self-imposed restraint by its fans in the matter of a little World War II ditty. I'm not sure it's a national disgrace that the big-time German press failed to run this photo -- national attention for petty nastiness only encourages the thugs -- but at the right level this stuff should be aired and flogged like a musty rug. Thanks to Andy. posted by Michael Scott Moore | 12:01 PM
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What is the world coming to? My home town is having riots because the population seems to remain xenophobic. Perhaps it is because people seem to believe in tolerance instead of acceptance; assimilation in one direction and tunnel vision instead of open-mindedness...
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Thats some really crazy stuff kicking off in Australia. wierd is that only the other day we were talking about the World Cup and were saying how we hoped to have Australia in Berlin because they like their beers and their singing but arent known for seeing part of the "fun" to be kicking the shit out of others and singing racist songs. I, being football mad, have written a follow up if anyone is interested: http://iamadoughnut.blogspot.com/2005/12/6-months-to-go.html I am excited but getting nervous too. See you soon, Andy P.S. And of course, if you want to watch football cheaply and without nasty racism then try this: http://tebepartyarmy.blogspot.com/ | |
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