Glorious Axiomatics of All Nationalities and Races:
The problem of hatred in the public space will NEVER be solved. These manifestations of racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, regionalism, etc. are forms of HATE SPEECH. It is protected as FREEDOM OF SPEECH in all democracies since the US Constitution (18th
century).
To top it off, Americans recognize that solving the problem of hate speech at sporting events is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. Maybe they arrest a 'hate fan' if he shows signs of violence. The matches never stop though.
If physical and legal measures are taken against those who manifest HATE, the result will be an INTENSIFICATION of these manifestations. It's the COPYCAT phenomenon, frequent in the USA after every mass shooting. The best measure is to ignore those
INCORRIGIBLE HOOLIGANS attending the matches.
Manifestations of hatred will continue throughout the world as long as Homo sapiens exists. But such events must be FORCEFULLY stopped when they turn into VIOLENCE.
I also have communist experience (34 years). I attended many football matches in stadiums, especially in Hunedoara and Bucharest. At that time, hateful manifestations like those discussed here were much more intense. Let's not forget that the communist
system was much more intolerant and harsher regarding such manifestations.
Even slogans strongly against Ceauşescu were shouted, especially in Giuleşti (I cursed him too!) If someone dared to behave the same way on the street, he would have been sentenced to hard years in prison. And yet, even the cruel Securitate (or KGB)
did not manage to control such manifestations of forbidden hatred — on the grounds of race, nationality, politics, etc. It was MISSION IMPOSSIBLE even for the security operatives inside stadiums. Let alone in a democratic world!
Football players have to get used to and play undisturbed in sometimes hostile conditions. Their sport is not tennis. In fact, I believe that soon tennis will also be played in noisy and hostile conditions. See the case of “Baba Novak” Djoković:
Most curse him during matches, but he wins like the… GOAT!
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