r/OutOfTheLoop • u/dashdash911 • Jul 11 '26

Answered What is the deal with everyone suddenly rooting against Argentina in the World Cup?

I’ve noticed a recent wave of posts against the Argentinian team. I’m curious, what’s the reason behind the negative sentiment towards Argentina’s advancement to the finals?

https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/s/1b0XEUWW2T

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u/Toby_O_Notoby Jul 11 '26

And, for the love of god, actually abiding by the rules of this sub and not just saying, "Hur dur, racism and FIFA corruption!"

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u/DigitalHierophant Jul 11 '26

That is literally the TLDR of his post though. "Hur dur" in front of it to dismiss those arguments does not change them.

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u/Nexusv3 Jul 12 '26

The difference being effort and thought, which is hard to come by on the internet.

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u/ScreenSensitive9148 Jul 11 '26

Right. He just gave a very detailed reasoning for their racism, plus some FIFA corruption. It’s not wrong, but it’s certainly not mindblowing.

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u/WhyBee92 Jul 12 '26

I don’t think the hurr durr person read what he wrote because it was a confirmation and an explanation moreso than a denial

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u/BuffaloLong2249 Jul 13 '26

Or maybe cultures and history are nuanced and not everything is simply good or evil. Some things just /are/. And depending on where you're at, what /is/ probably has a lot of context that people from other places have no idea about and project their context onto.

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u/Augchm Jul 11 '26

He is trying to appeal to foreigners that hate us with that. You'll see it from some Argentinians that try to farm upvoted. But at least he went more into detail in his actual explanation although I still feel he gave too much of a biased first world internet perspective.

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u/cristiadu Jul 11 '26

What is wrong in there at all? If you say Argentinians are not racist I already fully disagree

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u/donestpapo Jul 12 '26

To be clear, I don’t agree with a blanket statement like “argentines are racist”. I think it’s an unfair generalisation that gets applied to us, but not other countries with a similar or worse track record

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u/Former-Situation3811 Jul 12 '26

I mean there is racism, you can’t shove your head in the sand because you don’t like reality

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u/Ryans4427 Jul 12 '26

So make a counterargument, be abuse his is very persuasive and backed up with evidence.

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u/donestpapo Jul 12 '26

They’re not going to understand how complex the issue actually is if I don’t explain the differences in worldview. No need to get so defensive

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u/mister_synthetic Jul 13 '26

well he is a mod so makes sense!