ElectricBlanketFire
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You can't spell Brazil, or embarrassing, without an r.
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Buses set ablaze after Brazil's WC loss
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You can't spell Brazil, or embarrassing, without an r.
The same (or worst) could be said for the USA. We waste time and billions on unimportant crap.
chickdigger802
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so what is the current state of the World Cup issues that had many threads about FIFA corruption and sponsors demanding investigations, housing issues, stadium issues and all that jazz?
gutter_trash
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true but Brazilians have tendency to mask their problems and put on a fake smile pretending that everyone is happy and with the facade of life being a party when in reality Brazil is massively fucked up.
Yeah the US has its problems but Brazil's are exponational worse
Club/team pride is certainly a completely different beast compared to national pride. There are no real similarities to this outside of soccer as the US either doesn't care about the international play of its athletes or its a sport that doesn't have any meaningful international competition. Its devastating in the sense that people will remember it for generations. The soccer team itself can and will be fixed as so much talent comes out from the country on a regular basis. The world cup is only held every 4 years and its very rare to be the host, like Brazil last hosted it 60 years ago. Winning a world cup at home is the ultimate sports dream, and many Brazilians will not see another world cup at home in their lifetime. Keep in mind also that the US has multiple major sports that are important to us. Of course this also comes on the back of an already unhappy population dealing with multiple socioeconomic issues.
Weren't like 3 of their top players out?
Kazuma Kiryu
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Anything that happened after the game? Totally unrelated.
Im glad certain people got the riot they almost wished for and was denied when Zimmerman walked. Disgusting narrative, I cant wait to read all the "thugs" and "animals" comments.
Christ, what are you talking about?
Christ, what are you talking about?
HassanJamal
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Were they Geman made buses?
Brazil, as in his username. Or he could be serious, if so, I do not know.
Brazil, as in his username. Or he could be serious, if so, I do not know.
On GAF? Let's see...
And my personal favorite:
Most of that is not "misinformation", it's people making fun of Brazil. Not the same thing.
The dude's username is Brazil and he's overly defensive about something that involved his country. The word jingoism fits.
I'm not sure you know what "misinformation" means. The last one is a factually correct gif. Only one that comes close, I guess, is gutter_trash. But I don't know much about Brazil and their team so I can't say for sure.
I don't know what I can tell you. Seriously.
Not really. Both are pretty much the same once you get outside big cities. Third world poor nations full of exploited people.
Blue Geezer
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In terms of score it is probably worse then that. Its more like 105-7 with them being down 49-0 in the first quarter. THATS the kind of scale we are talking here....
Mercury Fred
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Another reason to hate all sports.
Yes a soccer ball lit a bus on fire. Good point.
ElectricBlanketFire
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How is what I said misinformation? Brazil lost in embarrassing fashion to Germany. It's one of, if not the worst, losses in sports history. That is a fact.
I was mainly just making fun of the fact that you forget an 'r' in embarrassing.
Mercury Fred
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That's the plot of an anime isn't it?
I'm not sure what you're getting at here. It's a gif where the Gorilla (Brazil) is reaching for a banana (the world cup trophy), but is eaten by a shark (Germany) and pulled under water thus stopping him from getting said banana (they lost the game really badly).
Where's the "misinformation"? Are you trying to say that people are making this situation worse with their jokes thus spreading hate? That I get. Misinformation is just a really specific word that I'm not sure applies here.
Basketball
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The people in power in Brazil have nothing to worry about.
Right...
Anyway, "misinformation" is an euphemism in this context. You quoted an user that was not talking about football. What you said can be interpreted in many ways. Don't act so surprised. As I've said before, people are taking advantage of the situation to escalate things. Brazil national football team does not equal Brazil, the country. You can bash the brazilian national squad as much as you like, but don't expect me to shut up and/or play dumb before "double-edged" comments.
You are correct. It's not just misinformation, it's worse. Also, if you think there's nothing wrong (id est., if you think it's just "tongue-in-cheek" or sarcasm) with comparing brazilians to monkeys reaching bananas in trees... there isn't much I could tell you.
Dammit, I was gonna make this joke.
I think you are reaching but I see what you're saying. I don't think that was the intent really.
*sigh*
I should also make a "mea culpa" here. What you're saying is also a possibility. Things like possible racists "actions/attitudes" tends to get in my nerves and I get carried away easily. It's probably best for me to stay out of threads/discussions like this one.
ElectricBlanketFire
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We're in a thread about football/soccer and I'm clearly talking about the loss of team Brazil. I honestly don't know anything about Brazil other than how important soccer is to the country and how badly they were beaten by Germany.
You and the person who quoted me read into something that wasn't there.
Have you ever ridden a bus in Brazil?
No?
I have. It's a hellish enough experience, why not add fire?
My god, anyone thinking it's really related to the WC is clearly blind.
Of there must have been some public protests, but i guess people unhappy about unrelated things (or those protesting against the WC) or probably criminals took advantage of the situation to spread chaos.
It's sad because now everyone here thinks it's only related to yesterday's match and this undermines Brazil's reputation.
Of there must have been some public protests, but i guess people unhappy about unrelated things (or those protesting against the WC) or probably criminals took advantage of the situation to spread chaos.
It's sad because now everyone here thinks it's only related to yesterday's match and this undermines Brazil's reputation.
Dragoon En Regalia
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After the shit FIFA's pulled on them, I'd be very unsatisfied with the state of the nation. Brazil had to bear the whole burden of hosting this WC, while some French assholes came in to legitimize things. Shit happens all the time, Brazil losing to Germany's icing on the shit pie.
timetokill
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People in the world cup thread said there wouldn't be any rioting though.
So far (and as far as I know), there isn't any "riot" related to the defeat in the world cup. We had a couple of fist fights between "fans" (right after the match), and a group of criminals that burned buses. And that's it.
Brazilians love their (our) national team, and Brazil still is - despite our latest results - the most successful nation in the history of international football. However, we are not a "pátria de chuteiras", like many people think/say (including some brazilians and part of our local press). In fact, a lot of european countries, Argentina, Mexico and even the US (that supposedly "doesn't care" about soccer/football) surpasses Brazil, regarding investments and "general interest" in the sport.
Average attendances of European football clubs
Average home attendances in non-European club football
San Francisco set buses on fire after winning the World Series. Breaking shit after a sporting event seems to have worldwide appeal
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