On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 6:10 AM, Platonist Guitar Cowboy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Telmo, >> >> In light of recent nationalist spikes and troughs on the list, heartfelt >> German apologies for the aggression of our country towards the Portuguese >> speaking population of our pale blue dot. >> > > Eheh, thanks Platonist! I have to be honest, I tuned in when I heard it > was 5-0 with a sort of "this I have to see" feeling. > > Can't resist: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZUKqpXYzU > I think it's the closest I got to live through millions being thrown into collective altered state. Maybe not mystical, but there were millions of Germans who, in between jubilation, had to process highly improbable input: 4 goals in a few minutes against the all time world champion. Around me, there was some weird distress "This is not possible, too much, too good...this can't be!" " or "Ok, but what happens next?" along with the obvious euphoria. Brazil Goalkeeper Julio Cesar mutters "Honestly, it's hard to explain. You can't explain the inexplicable." Spectators leaving the stadium at halftime, and after immediate forced digestion of the shock at this point, tens of thousands of Brazilian spectators in the stadium began applauding the Germans play and moves, emotionally detached from their own team. The German players stopped joy ceremonies of congratulations after the following goals, which seemed excessive, I guess. Schürrle's 2nd goal, totaling 7 for German side, was followed by apologetic jubilation: "Uhm, I don't know how I got away with that kind of an angle...The crowd is ironically cheering me as the opponent. This is too good to be true, it's not real/absurd somehow" - was his shrugging body language. This echoed after the match in German Trainer's military response: "Zero Euphoria for us. This was a strange lucky occurrence, and we remain focused on the final. This means nothing for the final. Brazil are excellent players and extraordinary hosts. I can relate to how they feel, as we lost the semifinal in 2006 hosting the world cup, and I know the home pressure can cause issues." Scolari refuses to resign and states "this was the worst day of my life. It's not that we lacked players or the team's fault. It's my tactical decisions so my responsibility." Surreal ironic chants did not halt at applauding German moves and goals. They extended into the last minute or two, when Brazil scored its goal. The crowds and Brazilian commentators cheered "GOAL! We might still turn this thing around, no?" they ridiculed. The mob capable of irony? Weird... So aside from hedonistic gatherings and festivals, I never witnessed collective altered state. Not with these numbers of machines, anyway. Of course, "games/circenses" change nothing, but some Brazilians might be angered into more sober doubts about their politics, while Germans are conned into "everything works-euphoria" while US undermines rule of law in their country with all the spy scandals continuing their course. On this level, Brazil definitely wins over stupid Germans. PGC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
