In the original SWPL book, the “idea of soccer” was one of the entries. White liberals have clearly never watched soccer... it’s not the cosmopolitan sport they imagine it to be.
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And it’s not just the World Cup that’s nationalistic. The Spanish Civil War never ended. It’s called “El Clasico” now, and is fought between C. Ronaldo (*) and Messi instead of Franco and Azaña.pic.twitter.com/At9leT125Q
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(*) until Ronaldo joins Juventus in Italy this year, that is.
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Don't tell
@MaxBoot, who's been swooning about how his newfound love of soccer reflects his new political wokeness and rejection of Amer exceptionalism.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/i-hardly-questioned-american-exceptionalism-soccer-changed-that/2018/07/11/95ec50fa-8545-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.a41dc1592d46 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Weird how they can’t decide between this take and “the all black French team proves the virtue of diversity”
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They finally noticed?
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I have been a soccer fan since 1994, and for me, it has never been about anything but nationalism. Doesn't get better than chanting 'dos a Carl's at Mexico, which has the worst fans in world soccer.
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Funny. On west side of the pond, our intellectual blasting caps - media Jews - say soccer represents some kind of international yet communal diversity Love Fest mixing fudge people with creme people in one big borderless candy box.
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Hi progressive (I) here. It's called football/futbol That's the only thing progressive say about it Long live the
#vuvuzelas https://gizmodo.com/5563227/what-makes-the-sound-of-vuvuzelas-so-annoying … via@GizmodoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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