Celtic kicked up a bit of a fuss at the weekend after they displayed some anti-poppy protests.
As usual, the PC-brigade were quick to condemn these protestors as people who do not represent the views fo Celtic fans, and for some reason think that they themselves are the only people who have a right to claim to speak on behalf of Celtic fans.
As usual, their liberal rhetoric completely ignores reality, since the greater part of a whole stand was directly involved in the protest.
We have quite a history of this sort of thing with the Old Firm (Rangers/Celtic, JICYDKBYRSK, you get a balloon if you work that out btw). Celtic have had similar protests for a few years now, while Rangers have had Ulster day, Orange day (in reference to their Dutch connections rofl and absolutely not the Orange Order, good shots from about 6 second in).
Now, here is the controversy. Firstly, as you would expect, I will rush to the aid of the radical republicans at Glasgow Celtic!
In response to the poppy protest, we've had the usual righteous indignation from the moralising pc-brigade, who like to use the line that "politics doesn't belong on the football pitch". So, I wonder if the same pc-brigade will also wholeheartedly condemn programmes such as the current 'Show racism the red card', in which all players actively participate before games doing shows for the crowd with their anti-racism message.
Seems like hypocrisy to me, as usual the liberal crew use the 'leave me alone' line, but don't feel like leaving everyone else alone. Keep politics out of football seems to mean keep politics they don't like out of football.
Plus their whole language of reconcilliation 'why can't we just get along theme' in saying these protests do not represent Rangers/Celtic fans is bollox, look at the pics/videos the vast majority of Celtic fans clearly support the poppy protest, and the vast majority of Rangers fans clearly showed support for the Orange Order.
I don't see a problem with having this at football grounds.
But, do you?!?!!?!?
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