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Why I support Bosnia! I was born and raised in Tehran Iran,, I grew up on football (soccer or whatever you yankees want to call it) I played it every day at school at recess and every day in our alley way in front of our house- 3 on 3, 2 on 2, 1on 1 just shooting the plastic ( non regulation) ball around, after I got home from school...Until it got dark. I never really played again since I came to the US. But I followed “soccer” or whatever you call it here – Football to me; on and off. Loved it when the Iranian team beat US 2-1 in the 98 World cup – Hubris destroyed- The world power succumbs to counter attack twice of a much smaller force.And US finishes last ranked in the world cup. Now – today Iran is in the same World Cup Group as (football err soccer for you Yankees) world power Argentina and smaller nations Bosnia, Nigeria. Nigeria’s Super Eagles : Eh…. I am neither here or there about them- Oil Nation (like mine) – I have always liked African Nations to do well against the colonial powers but when the French side is mostly African and North African (Evra, Pogba, Sissoko, Sakho, Varane, Sagna, Remy, Mavuba, Matuidi,… And Thank you Ben zema with the beautiful goals against Ecuador) then one has to seriously question borders in this world ( we always have ...as socialists have always done so, but it seems that the world fits this now); then one has to say f*** you the French National Front, and question what their national (Front) team would look like (the Vichy National team, that is). Back to Bosnia…They are in the same group as Iran and I like Iran to do well …..But when Bosnia is in midst of all the political activity and strikes... When the flood hits and Edin Zdeko of Bosnian team organizes a twitter campaign to help… But not just help Bosnia but also Serbia (Eddzecko: #HelpBosnia BUT also #Help Serbia) after all that has happened, the war, the ethnic cleansing. How can one not be moved by the sense of solidarity??? If there is a salvation for us then sometimes events like the World Cup can shed a light, provide an opportunity to let politics shine through… whether through the strikes of transit workers or others on a much larger scale, or on a much smaller scale as an individual. When in 2009 the Green movement in Iran was vibrant we could have used every bit of support- some provided that; some failed for whatever reason. But a number of Iranian National Team players in 2009 wore the Green wristbands in support and paid for it. Today if the our Bosnian brothers on the World Cup are calling for help not just for themselves but to help their Serbian Brothers and sisters then count me in--- As an Iranian I support Bosnia-Herzegovina. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
