January 11, 2006

THE PROBLEM ISN'T NAZISM, BUT SOCCER:

Hitler town in 'Nazi salute' row (BBC, 1/10/06)

The Austrian birthplace of Adolf Hitler is fighting to contain an outcry over pictures that apparently show local football fans making a Nazi salute.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 11, 2006 8:32 AM
Comments

It is both.

Posted by: pchuck at January 11, 2006 10:52 AM

Anyone else watch the Liverpool-Luton FA cup third round tie on Saturday? Finished 5-3 to the 'pool. Catch a replay on FoxSoccerchannel if you can.

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at January 11, 2006 11:20 AM

The problem is the bankrupt culture! These "brainless youth" are proof of it.

Posted by: Dave W at January 11, 2006 11:34 AM

Why don't they just rename it the "soccer salute" and make it mandatory at the start and end of every game? That'll take all the fun out of it.

(Besides, I thought being non-conformist and "transgressive" and "edgy" and "pushing the limits" of "society's envelope" was supposed to be a good thing.)

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at January 11, 2006 12:48 PM

Do you really think any nation that considers soccer it's No. 1 sport can lay claim to being part of the Master Race?

Posted by: John at January 11, 2006 12:53 PM

Dumb. They do it just because it yanks people's chains. It is sort of like wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt.

Posted by: Lou Gots at January 11, 2006 7:48 PM

It is a little over the top to so slander any sport, but nonetheless they do seem to go well together.

Posted by: Peter B at January 11, 2006 9:02 PM

So "Bush=Pele!" ?

Posted by: Noel at January 12, 2006 2:41 PM
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