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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat’s a nice word Salad even if it’s not factually correct
Sorry you got your butt hurt. You and your clowns should boycott or something and see what happens.
Nobody cares about those offended they can't display their lame misguided symbol.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPolitics is a dirty business. They see what's going on in the NFL and want to avoid it.
However, sports/soccer clubs are inherently political.
All you are seeing this week is some fans who spend thousands on Timbers believing they were supporting a club, getting reminded that they support a franchise.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat’s a nice word Salad even if it’s not factually correct
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOh buddy. We should have a talk about single-entity.
NFL isn't single-entity, but the league enforces standards on teams and players nonetheless. (And no, I don't necessarily like the NFL rules either).
MLS has had quite a bit of problems with skinheads and alt-right supporters groups causing trouble at matches, mainly in the East Coast. Abroad, there have been lots of racist attacks against black players in various European cities. And Xherdan Shaqiri got into some trouble taunting Serbian fans (and their Russian allies) in the World Cup last year by displaying the "double eagle" salute.
The Trail Blazers finished the season with a center who cannot leave the United States because he's a wanted fugitive in his home country, entirely for political reasons, and which has cancelled his passport.
This goes way beyond a bunch of bearded hipsters who would sh1t their pants if involved in an actual fight getting PO'd because they can't wave a flag in North End.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
MLS has had quite a bit of problems with skinheads and alt-right supporters groups causing trouble at matches, mainly in the East Coast. Abroad, there have been lots of racist attacks against black players in various European cities. And Xherdan Shaqiri got into some trouble taunting Serbian fans (and their Russian allies) in the World Cup last year by displaying the "double eagle" salute.
Europe. Ever been there. If they are level 10 for racism, US is 1. No comparison.
Alt Right Skinheads at matches, OMG. It was actually....1 guy right?
You should right for the Oregonian.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostROTFL
Europe. Ever been there. If they are level 10 for racism, US is 1. No comparison.
Alt Right Skinheads at matches, OMG. It was actually....1 guy right?
You should right for the Oregonian.
NYCFC has had LOTS of problems with racist supporters groups, more than just "one guy". Many of them have been banned, but they are there.
The thing, though, is soccer fandom in the US tends to be a bit more left-leaning, so skinheads at soccer matches aren't as common as it is in Europe. This country's racist riff-raff tends to prefer the pointy variety of football, which is why the NFL loves to indulge in the Toby Keith theatrics, with flag idolatry, military flybys, and the whole ten yards.
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I have 2 season tickets in the Timbers Army. In the 5 years I’ve been going I have never spotted anyone in the stadium remotely fascist or a white supremacist; pretty sure soccer isn’t Murican enough for a typical Trumpanzee. What I do see all the frogging time in the North End are white college educated social justice warriors looking for a cause du jour to be a sheep about. If anything, all this iron front baloney is now going to make the Timbers targets of Proud Boys and the like... 🙄.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI have 2 season tickets in the Timbers Army. In the 5 years I’ve been going I have never spotted anyone in the stadium remotely fascist or a white supremacist; pretty sure soccer isn’t Murican enough for a typical Trumpanzee. What I do see all the frogging time in the North End are white college educated social justice warriors looking for a cause du jour to be a sheep about. If anything, all this iron front baloney is now going to make the Timbers targets of Proud Boys and the like... .
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere's plenty of racism in this country. The evidence of that is provided on this website's captcha.
NYCFC has had LOTS of problems with racist supporters groups, more than just "one guy". Many of them have been banned, but they are there.
The thing, though, is soccer fandom in the US tends to be a bit more left-leaning, so skinheads at soccer matches aren't as common as it is in Europe. This country's racist riff-raff tends to prefer the pointy variety of football, which is why the NFL loves to indulge in the Toby Keith theatrics, with flag idolatry, military flybys, and the whole ten yards.
If you did a background check on everyone at a Timbers game you'd find sex offenders, drug dealers, racists, degenerates, gang members etc. I guess the good news is soccer has a broad appeal...
Racism in the US compared to Europe isn't even close. Classism too.
I'm fine with the Timbers. I think they want to sell hotdogs, beer and seats and are trying to avoid any association with the black mask pepper spraying people seen breaking windows on the news that use the symbol as well.
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