Any growing interest in soccer can only be a sign of the nation’s moral decay.
Soccer Bleu!
Who in their right-wing mind would say such a ridiculous thing?
Well, two people immediately come to mind…
Glenn Beck, and…
Ann Coulter.
I read Coulter’s diatribe on the evils of European style fútbol, or soccer (as most gringos call it) last night.
And the piece opens with the above quote.
Gotta admit, takes some guts, or at least some gall, to say something that completely outlandish…
and really mean it?
It reminded me of similar comments made by Glenn Beck a few years back.
Both caught and are catching their appropriate and well deserved degree of flack.
After all, soccer is the World’s number 1 sport, with more fans by far than any other.
Like I said, it takes a lot of nerve to piss off the entire earth.
Do Coulter and Beck really live in this deluded state of semi-consciousness that paints their entire perception of the planet red, white and blue?
Are they incapable of understanding, of grasping, the enormity of the real world that they inhabit…
one that is of an infinite variety of colors, shapes and sizes…
and tastes…especially when it comes to ways in which to pass the time.
Yes, Glenn and Ann, there are a gazillion of real flesh and blood people (sort of like you) who don’t see eye to eye with you on the sport of “soccer.”
I can attest that if Coulter made such a statement here in this country (Costa Rica), out loud and in the native tongue…
she might not live to regret it.
Just kidding there…but it certainly wouldn’t win her any popularity points with the ticos!
I didn’t grow up exposed to soccer. I know it’s quite popular in grade schools these days, but in my youth…practically non-existent.
I’ve never played soccer in my entire life. I get invited to a mejenga (informal “pick-up” game) from time to time here…and I always politely refuse the offer.
…by the way, I apologize to anyone reading this blog who might be put off by my repeated use of the word soccer (rather than the more appropriate term, fútbol), but the message of this post is primarily for gringos who might harbor similar absurd sentiments as Coulter…
During my first few years in Costa Rica I wasn’t at all into the whole soccer thing…which leaves one quite isolated because, as it really takes on religious connotations in this country.
But like many things tico, I have gradually assimilated into the intense soccer culture that is Costa Rica.
I still don’t play it…but I do like watching…and the 2014 World Cup has been a real joy.
Here’s my bottom line for Coulter and her radical right-wing ilk…
But the view on The World Cup according to Ann Coulter, in my opinion, is not the best way to live nor experience this world and this life.
And you will be branded by the rest of the world…quite deservedly…as…
una idiota completa!
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