"It doesn't matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn't matter how many celebrities you get, it doesn't matter how many bars open early, it doesn't matter how many beer commercials they run, we don't want the World Cup, we don't like the World Cup, we don't like soccer, we want nothing to do with it... I hate it so much, probably because the rest of the world likes it so much, and they riot over it, and they continually try to jam it down our throat."
-- Glenn Beck
The reason he says this is because Hispanics, Europeans, Africans and other non Americans like the sport and he hates "others". I am not sure why he hates people or if he is just pandering to ignorance and prejudice in order to sell his bullshit. Either way he is repulsive.
PS Argentina won its first game against Nigeria. (Rough Fractals is rooting for Argentina).
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On the other hand....
ReplyDeleteOne day a Brahman was visiting the Buddha near a Bamboo Grove. The Brahman, angered and displeased, went to the Buddha and on arrival insulted and cursed him with rude, harsh words.
When this was said, the Buddha One said to him: “What do you think, Brahman: Do friends and colleagues, relatives and kinsmen come to you as guests?”
“Yes, Master Gotama, Sometimes friends and colleagues, relatives and kinsmen come to me as guests.”
And what do you think: do you serve them with staple and non-staple foods and delicacies?”
Yes, sometimes I serve them with staple and non-staple foods and delicacies.
And if they don’t accept them, to whom do those foods belong?
If they don’t accept them, Master Gotama, those foods are all mine.
In the same way, Brahman, that with which you have insulted me, who is not insulting; that with which you have taunted me, who is not taunting; that with which you have berated me, who is not berating: that I don’t accept from you. It’s all yours, Brahman. It’s all yours.
Whoever returns insult to one who is insulting, returns taunts to one who is taunting, returns a beating to one who is berating, is said to be eating together, sharing company with that person. But I am neither eating together nor sharing your company, Brahman. It’s all yours. It’s all yours.”
I was at Argentina at the time of the WQorld Cup and it was amazing the fanatism of the people. I stay there at the buenos aires apartments and i enjoy a lot that time, i wish Germany wasn`t so good at that match!
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