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	<title>Comments on: When Sports Gets Ugly: German Soccer Fans, Poland And Anti-Semitic Slogans</title>
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		<title>By: runasim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Soccer and politics seem to bring out the worst aspects of the competitive spirit. &lt;br&gt;In this case, soccer riots seem to rellect  larger trends  in Europe/ and the resurgence of fierce nationalism.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Globalization in Europe is most directly experienced  via the influx of workers and immigrants, who are largely 1) Muslims and, 2) from Eastern Europe.  While  Muslims have grabbed most of the attention, tensions with immigrants from Eastern Europe have been evident for a long time.&lt;br&gt;In Ireland and Great Britain,  dislike has escalated to murder in several instances, Yet news coverage was brief and unenthusiastic. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; I&#039;m of two minds about high-lighting anti-semitism in the title of this post.  Borrowing the verbal and rhythmic technique of anti-semitic slogans of the past  is certainly a bad omen, but the chant itself was ANTI-POLE.  &lt;br&gt;While I&#039;m a great believer in providing context, context should not completely drown out the specifics of current events.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mass immigration has given rise to all sorts of extreme reactions, in the US as well as in Europe.  It&#039;s affecting Africa, too.   How that plays out in cultural and ethnic tensions  is the story line to follow, IMO, and I hope it will be reflected in healdines, as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Soccer and politics seem to bring out the worst aspects of the competitive spirit. <br />In this case, soccer riots seem to rellect  larger trends  in Europe/ and the resurgence of fierce nationalism.</p>
<p>Globalization in Europe is most directly experienced  via the influx of workers and immigrants, who are largely 1) Muslims and, 2) from Eastern Europe.  While  Muslims have grabbed most of the attention, tensions with immigrants from Eastern Europe have been evident for a long time.<br />In Ireland and Great Britain,  dislike has escalated to murder in several instances, Yet news coverage was brief and unenthusiastic. </p>
<p> I&#39;m of two minds about high-lighting anti-semitism in the title of this post.  Borrowing the verbal and rhythmic technique of anti-semitic slogans of the past  is certainly a bad omen, but the chant itself was ANTI-POLE.  <br />While I&#39;m a great believer in providing context, context should not completely drown out the specifics of current events.</p>
<p>Mass immigration has given rise to all sorts of extreme reactions, in the US as well as in Europe.  It&#39;s affecting Africa, too.   How that plays out in cultural and ethnic tensions  is the story line to follow, IMO, and I hope it will be reflected in healdines, as well.</p>
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