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
It is both.
Posted by: pchuck at January 11, 2006 10:52 AMAnyone 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 AMThe problem is the bankrupt culture! These "brainless youth" are proof of it.
Posted by: Dave W at January 11, 2006 11:34 AMWhy 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 PMDo 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 PMDumb. 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 PMIt 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 PMSo "Bush=Pele!" ?
Posted by: Noel at January 12, 2006 2:41 PM