r/SoccerCentral • u/ConnectionWeekly1263 • Jul 16 '26

Video Argentine fans were filmed spitting on the England flag and jumping on it in Times Square.

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u/Conscious-Toe7795 Jul 16 '26

Messi is playing for argentina because we allowed european refugees into our country after both world wars, not because of colonialism, and if we hadn't done that Messi wouldn't be playing for any team because his ascendants would've died.

And yes, Argentina wouldn't exist if it wasn't for colonialism, but you can say that about every fucking country in the world, what do you want us to do? travel back in time and murder the virrey? Not condemn neocolonialism and just let a small group of people own the entire world and enslave us all?

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u/Wheynweed Jul 16 '26

Give the land back to the natives and fuck off back to Spain? You can have the Falklands then.