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I am finally joining the communist party of my country soon. Looking to be organized and get out there
What is wrong with football fans? It seems that lately the vast majority tend to be immensely reactionary and racist. Isn’t this supposed to be the peoples sport?
I think that at least in Europe it reflects a part of society that is becoming increasingly right wing. Football used to be a people’s sport but as time went on it became a household thing mostly attached to patriarchal views. Football is ‘supposed to be for men’ after all. It is no surprise that men, in turn, tend to hold on to this bastion of manliness. And with everything in society, you have these layers to this issue.
Your average football fan may be open to change, however slow it may be. I personally have seen the demographic in my team’s stadium evolve over time. More women and POC are now finding their way to the matches, for example. Not everyone is bothered by the captain wearing a rainbow band, or with a gay supporting group being founded.
However, there are also highly reactionary fans and they are often the loudest fans in the ultras section. These same ultras sections are often filled with outcast type of people and often right wing minded, young men find their way into these parts. And with them come these views of glorifying violence, defending your own people, etc. This is what happens when you have a people’s sport, strip it from any people’s ideology and turn it into a multi billion euro soulles industry. My team used to be a factory workers’ team but nothing remains of that. It’s just a regional team now. A multi million euro team, with the sole purpose of generating profit. The fans have no say in it.
Wherever patriarchal, violent, status quo ideologies are upheld and wherever they face no confrontation, they will flourish.
But times are changing. Women’s football is coming up and they are much more based imo. Gay people in football still have a long way to go but at least it is talked about today. And there are still lots of left wing clubs to be found.
I wonder if football culture in the US is any better, as from what I know, football (soccer) is considered more often to be a sport for women, particularly young girls. Is football culture there less right wing and toxic?
Surprisingly yes, the fans are less macho and more left leaning
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Yeah, a shame they immediately removed and banned this person, this was probably just an idiot child. It’s not like their one sentence is going to destroy Stalin’s legacy.
I would have been happy to explain the other flaws in the historical works of Simon Sebag Montefiore.
To put it simply, he is a pro-Romanov British man who was in Jeffrey Epstein’s contact book.
But the “Siberian comedy” treats the alleged victim like a punchline without providing any evidence. He clearly finds it funny.
Yeah, though two notes:
- “Crisis of faith” is pretty uncomfortable in the context, really sounded like anticommunist high on their propganda (specifically really common take that communism is a religion)
- Even ignoring point 1, it seem like the usual bad faith question to own the commies, so mod was right to boot this out.
Elections are coming up and we’re supposed to get some extra seats in the governments. I think it’s cool that we have actual workers on our list. As in, cleaning ladies, factory workers, things like that. I’m curious to see how they will do in Parliament.
My local university had their own Palestine encampment, but after less than 24 hours it was already broken up by the cops in the middle of the night with excessive cop violence. I’m so fucking mad
There’s a new one at another location if it’s the uni I’m thinking of
Yup, was there yesterday
Me too haha
It’s such a blatant display of what this country stands for: western genocidale supremacy. It didn’t even take them 1 whole day to violently break down a peaceful protest. A protest against GENOCIDE. Absolute shithole country.
We have arrived at the stage of the year in which it is either too cold for a t shirt or too hot for a sweater, combined with lethal humidity (rain), causing a constant state of discomfort and sweat.
and to think I’ve still been wearing my scarf and pea coat this week; I prolly should switch now huh
i found this publisher. what are your opinions on the books if you ready any?
My first thought is this is like Verso Books and old Zero Books but for the ScheerPost style limited hangout Seymour Hersh/John Mearshimer-quoting spook journalism cultists
I immediately identify a bunch of figures in the ANSWER-Brian Becker-PSL activist NGO complex here.
Liberals will burn down your house, then gaslight you into thinking it was your fault.
I hope you all have a nice week :D
Hope you have a nice week as well!
Truly aspirational!
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why is it just a still image smh
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Fingers crossed. You too! (Now gimme blurry cat!)
Not blurry, but extra adorable 🥰
I had a blurry one but share was disabled
That’s ok, I enjoyed it anyway, blurry cat videos are hard to find, all my stuff is pictures.
You too Oppo, our great supreme leader!
once again, our supreme leader has blessed us with cute videos
Well given I dont plan on dealing with glue, I should
You too oppo :D
So impressive 😳😳😳
And all the nice weeks to you as well!
Yum! Er, cute!
big ouughs from me this week
Victory day is coming, comrades. Brace yourselves for revisionism, double genocide and a whole lot of nazi whitewash
Never fear.
I am here.
My football team won the national championship, so me and my friend went partying and now I’m a zombie 😭, only got home at like 5 am
It was fun, VIVA AO SPORTING 💚
Same
I was at the protest in front of the city council, and it was peaceful. We were chanting, singing and dancing to Palestinian songs. There were also people speeching. Goes to show you how peaceful protests are when riot police aren’t there. But there was still a police presence and there was a drone flying above us
Stay safe. I saw football hooligans attacking protesters today. Cowards.
We left before that happened. These fascists only dare to attack when only a few people are around
I’m beefing with them online now and they are delusional to say the least. First they say that police violence only happens against hooligans, then they say the police didn’t beat the protesters hard enough the past few days. They all have the same haircut and their profiles are full of white, male group pics lmao.