re: Spain sentences citizens for hate crimes against a footballer

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The inability for this board / forum to be able to seperate things is incredible.


I'll pretend you didn't mean that towards me.

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Do you think what they did is right?


nope. and never said as such.

it's several steps too far. so are the monkey chants.

there is a line of taunting / jeering an opponent. this crossed it.


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Given someone was jailed for poisoning a few trees


this is not the equal parallel you intend it to be.


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The abuse Vini gets is totally ridiculous and like nothing America sports has experienced in 30+ years for sure.


Ohh, I agree. Doesn't mean the media and players don't play the victim at any opportunity.

see the imaginary slur Angel Reese heard after her scuffle with Caitlyn Clark a few weeks back.
see Bubba Watson's noose.
see Lebron's imaginary racist tagging on his front gate. None verified, but the media and social media ran with it as fact.

^and that's just 3 off the top of my head in the world of American sports. (there's plenty of other feaux hate crimes I can list)

Fact is, there is a lot more demand for racism in American than there is supply. Anyone who's actually traveled internationally would know it's not really even close.

My post wasn’t defending those actions; it was taking aim at another blowhard from NOLA who pretends he’s well-travelled enough to explain Europe’s cultural decline resulting in the locals’ consequent pent-up anger.

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