Taking the knee was a powerful way to amplify the message of Black Lives Matter, writes Jon Sopel. But football needs to stop its sanctimonious posturing and allow fans a place to escape what’s happening elsewhere in the world
  • Feisty_Dig_7834@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Funny how Russian National team can’t compete but Israel can hahahaha if they are allowed we should also be

      • Zuco-Zuco@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Is it though? Israel is allowed to defend itself against Hamas. No doubt about that. However, they perpetuate the climate in which groups like Hamas thrive. You can’t put people on a small strip of land which is basically an open air prison and be surprised when groups like Hamas start to get into power.

        You can remove Hamas or an adjacent group but as long as you keep those very same circumstances in place a new group will rise.

  • Got_Wilk@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Keep anything political I disagree with out of football, if I agree with it football should use its global reach to spread a vital message. Simple.

  • momspaghetty@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    …says professional journalist Jon Sopel whose podcast in the last two weeks includes episodes such as:

    • “Should it be a crime to shout “jihad”?”

    • “The UK politics of Israel-Palestine”

    • “Is Israel about to commit war crimes?”

    • “How does Israel get its hostages back?”

    • “How far will Israel go in response to Hamas terrorism?”

    • The misinformation of war

    • Can there ever be peace in the Middle East?

    • Is Biden going to Israel a bad idea?

    • and the hilarious… “Are the Tories heading for extinction?”

    It’s almost like it’s a very important talking point of mainstream media and all-compassing, impactful social issue that bleeds into every aspect of life, even entertainment and sports.

    He says “I don’t go to the theatre and stand, head bowed for whatever the passing cause is.” … a respected journalist calling thousands of murdered innocent civilians a “passing cause” is abhorrent in itself but to assume that entertainment isn’t subject to current events is downright ridiculous (e.g. he even says he doesn’t “go to see the Barbie movie to remember victims of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh” when the movie itself was criticized by many for being too “political”)