The Duke offered these words of wisdom:
I hate the world cup not because i have little interest in soccer but because of the dreadful attitudes it brings out in people, and because it encourages those nationalist tendencies in the youth, who by rights we should be educating to be more tolerant. Or am i just an idiot. Don't answer that one...
Did anyone else see the Sun's reporting of the riots started by English football fans? They acted all shocked and upset by the 'disgusting' behaviour, despite their rag usually being filled with the kind of racist bile that encourages this kind of behaviour. I don't doubt that they were busy slagging off the Tunisians in print the day before, while praising 'our boys' to the hilt... Mark ___________________________________________________________________________ Mark Iles, Tel: +44 (0113) 2065042 Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Fax: +44 (0113) 2340183 Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Ashley Wing, Email: iles@boreas.leeds.icnet.uk St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, "Libraries gave us power" LS9 7TF Manic Street Preachers U.K. ____________________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Somos todos conejitos felices que tararean . consonancias felices del conejito - no somos? -----------------------------------------------------------------------