Gonzo79 13,622 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Bill said: Apparently FIFA is threatening action against England fans for pro-Brexit chants during Belgium match. It seems nationalism is fine unless it's English nationalism or Britishness. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, buster. said: Link please I could provide it but it might look like I give a shit that you can't manage to do a simple news search. So I'll give you this instead... cheers 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Just now, Gonzo79 said: It seems nationalism is fine unless it's English nationalism or Britishness. Always. And as we know, there's nothing political about FIFA ?? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gonzo79 said: It seems nationalism is fine unless it's English nationalism or Britishness. The headline is a non-story designed to stoke anger and make people react accordingly, eg. yourself, in the post I quote. It's little wonder Bill didn't provide a link, the story behind the line was embarrassingly flimsy. Edited June 26, 2018 by buster. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,622 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 They did get pulled up for singing 10 German bombers fairly recently. It's a gradual process. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Just now, Gonzo79 said: They did get pulled up for singing 10 German bombers fairly recently. It's a gradual process. The manufactured non-story/headline about Brexit chants is what it is,...agenda driven confrontational propaganda designed to make people angry. You could say that is just another part of a process. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Good to see the Hummel tops going to make the last 16. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malangsob 1,203 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Bill said: “English football” Wtf? Though people have kicked animal bladders around since time's beginning the English were the first to formalize and codify the game we see today. Cambridge Rules of 1848 and subsequently, the FA (1870's? too lazy) gave us the start of the modern game. They wrote the book on it...to them go the honor. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,622 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, buster. said: The manufactured non-story/headline about Brexit chants is what it is,...agenda driven confrontational propaganda designed to make people angry. You could say that is just another part of a process. The press has always been about selling papers albeit now it's about getting clicks. I'm talking about legislation, laws, legalities and the like. A bit more serious... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Just now, Gonzo79 said: The press has always been about selling papers albeit now it's about getting clicks. I'm talking about legislation, laws, legalities and the like. A bit more serious... This is about political agenda more than commerce and you provided a live example of what the headline was designed to push. If you want to raise a different point, feel free to start a thread. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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