A Nation at its Worst...
OK, so I'm reading about the US men's national team's loss to Mexico (that's in soccer) this afternoon. It was a disappointing result to be sure, but what really bothered me was something the Mexican fans started yelling after the US scored in the 2nd half. According to ESPN.com, after Eddie Lewis' goal in the 59th minute, the Mexican fans began chanting, "Osama! Osama!" at the Americans. Now, I know soccer is a passionate game, and there are few fans as passionate as those in Mexico. But to me, this is going too far. I'd read about the fans throwing bags of urine and feces at the American players the last time they played in Mexico City, and, while disgusted, I can rationalize that as an attempt at a practical joke (albeit a sick one.) But, to invoke the name of a man responsible for the deaths of thousands of people (not just Americans) all over the world is... well, the words twisted, cruel, sick don't seem adequate... maybe abhorrent works. Am I just over-reacting? I need some perspective here, folks.
2 Comments:
I agree that it's way over the line. The worst part is that they've been doing it for the last few years whenever we play there.
I think we all forget just how much the Mexicans hate us. From what I understand, they've never gotten over the fact that we took half their country (and apparently the good half) from them over 150 years ago. Not that I can blame them for that but you'd think that they'd get over it at some point.
What's really galling is they hate us, but their citizens are swarming over our border at unprecedented rates. Check out the English translation of the Guide recently published by the Mexican Gov't instructing Mexicans how to illegally but safely sneak into the U.S. across the border.
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