A decisão do West Ham de selecionar Kurt Zouma para jogar em seu jogo na noite de quarta -feira contra Watford causou choque e nojo em igual medida da maioria dos fãs de futebol e da sociedade mais ampla. A metade do Star Center, e no final do jogo, que venceu por 1 a 0, eles estavam torcendo pelas vigas. Saia pela janela quando se trata de sua equipe. E o que quer que alguém possa lhe dizer, como apoiadores de futebol, todos nós o fizemos em um nível ou outro. De fato, dadas as performances de Everton, Newcastle e Sunderland por muitas temporadas, como essas equipes ainda podem comandar a participação de 40.000 mais? A recente fila sobre Novak Djokovic e sua exclusão do torneio australiano de tênis abertos pareciam, no final, para não serem sobre os problemas que cercam seu desembaraço da concorrência, mas mais sobre qual jogador você prefere- Djokovic ou outro. Eventos.
Zouma is the guy caught on camera brutalising his pet cat – in front of kids.
I say ‘most’ football fans because, as is the nature of the tribalism within football, Hammers fans quickly forgave their star Centre Half, and by the end of the game, which they won 1-0, they were cheering him from the rafters.
We have seen similar incidents in the past, where a player has been supported by his club and their fans, having done something, that for most of us would be career-ending.
It is unfortunate that the emotional attachment fans have to their club, ingrained, blind, loyalty, means that common sense can often go out of the window when it comes to your team. And whatever anyone may tell you, as footy supporters, we have all done it at one level or another. Indeed, given the performances of Everton, Newcastle, and Sunderland over many seasons, how can those teams still command attendances of 40.000 plus?
Football is not the only sport where tribalism clouds judgement. The recent row over Novak Djokovic and his exclusion from the Australian Open tennis tournament seemed, in the end, to not be about the issues surrounding his disbarment from the competition, but more about which player you preferred – Djokovic or another.
There will be similar examples in most other sports I’m sure, and though unfortunate, our over- zealous fandom in the sporting arena is hardly going to impact on world events.
O problema é que esse tipo de comportamento tribal agora infectou nossa política. Não importa o quão mal fosse a liderança do trabalho de Jeremy Corbyn - ele alcançou o pior resultado para seu partido na história moderna em 2019 - ele criou seguidores de discípulos que, quando se trata do parlamentar de Islington, não são maus, não são mais maiores. Conservative MPs are genuinely appalled by some of the behaviours of the man residing in 10 Downing Street, but the troops back in their constituencies have gone all ‘Zouma’ for Boris, and are demanding that they continue to support their boss.
Similarly, we now have a prime minister in situ who is hanging onto his job because Tory Party activists, by and large, are still Boris Johnson cheerleaders. Conservative MPs are genuinely appalled by some of the behaviours of the man residing in 10 Downing Street, but the troops back in their constituencies have gone all ‘Zouma’ for Boris, and are demanding that they continue to support their boss.
What this political tribalism dangerously results in is wrongheaded positions being taken, discussion and debate reduced to bah humbug, and too many folk taking a black ou posição branca, quando, na verdade, a maioria das coisas é complexa e cinza. Downtown in Business
Unless and until we can somehow rid ourselves of this relatively recent culture within our politics, then I fear that populists will continue to prosper, and those of sounder judgement will feel the need to keep their heads down, in fear of having it ‘chopped off’ by their party activists back at the ranch.
