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The hatred for Argentina is getting out of hand (lemmygrad.ml)
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After this world cup, Argentina is being seen as a unique evil, and it's getting more racist and xenophobic. People don't know a single thing about Argentina but Argentinians are all being painted as racist and zionists, and some Argentinian players being violent is apparently the fault of the entire team or even the whole of Argentina. Argentinians are described as uniquely violent. This was not the response after Zidane's headbutt, or Nigel de Jong's karate kick in 2010. Some people are even calling for banning Argentina from the next football world cup. If I was Argentinian I would not feel safe in Europe. I saw a video of Argentinian fans getting beat up by Spain supporters in Spain after the final. Europeans and North Americans are just projecting their own racism onto Argentina and are using that to excuse being racist to Argentinians.

So if you meet an Argentinian, be extra nice to them. And if you're Argentinian: Te apoyamos

On the day of the final, I saw a group of Argentinians having an Asado in a local park, and when I left the park I saw another Argentinian wearing their jersey, probably going to the Asado, and I told him 'Vamos Argentina'. To which he replied 'Gracias'. It sounded like he was not used to hear this support.

Edit: But I don't deny the racism in Argentina at all. My problem is that Argentina's racism is being used as an excuse by North Americans and Europeans to project their own racism problems onto Argentina and to bet racist against them, also impacting the Argentinians that aren't racist

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[-] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 days ago

now I just hate them all equally.

It seems like a scorched earth policy. Some just don't even know any different or better. I'm also learning that some grounds aren't conducive to planting a seed, so that soil needs conditioning, or recognizing when our resources would be better spent elsewhere.

I still get flustered and even angry, but I'm having a deep compassion awakened, as I realize that while I'm certainly not where I want to be, I've made phenomenal progress, given my circumstances, in just a few years. I hardly recognize myself, sometimes. And progress isn't linear, either.

[-] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 4 days ago

I understand the nuance, its just that 90% of ultras just end up being thugs drawn to some form of perceived sectarian power trip against an enemy of other working class men typically. The hate mostly just stems from how they like to fight each other all the time here and the states of the streets afterwards.

[-] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Maybe. It's not like I encounter any sort of leftist in 3D, and I'm still learning to suss out all differences and flavors.

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