I reckon there’s probably a middle ground which both supports allowing people to watch football, and does not support selling weapons to a genocidal state.
And it’s a club with a mob of hooligans who were attacking Muslim-appearing people in Amsterdam a few months ago. That was when they were playing against Ajax, who have historically had a large base of Jewish fans (rather like Spurs in London). So it was definitely more about hooliganism than Jewish identity.
Yeah, I know who they are, I just don’t think that even the most horrible football fan behaviour is remotely on a par with arms dealers selling weapons to Israel.
Sure, but if you’re trying to accuse someone of hypocrisy, both things need to be of a similar magnitude.
I’m neither pro-murder, nor pro-kicking-in-the-bollocks, but I still think “You used to be against murder, but now you’re in favour of kicking people in the bollocks, you’re such a hypocrite” is a nonsensical argument.
I reckon there’s probably a middle ground which both supports allowing people to watch football, and does not support selling weapons to a genocidal state.
It is a racist club known for genocidal chants about raping Arab women
And it’s a club with a mob of hooligans who were attacking Muslim-appearing people in Amsterdam a few months ago. That was when they were playing against Ajax, who have historically had a large base of Jewish fans (rather like Spurs in London). So it was definitely more about hooliganism than Jewish identity.
Yeah, I know who they are, I just don’t think that even the most horrible football fan behaviour is remotely on a par with arms dealers selling weapons to Israel.
Shockingly, more than one thing can be wrong at once.
Sure, but if you’re trying to accuse someone of hypocrisy, both things need to be of a similar magnitude.
I’m neither pro-murder, nor pro-kicking-in-the-bollocks, but I still think “You used to be against murder, but now you’re in favour of kicking people in the bollocks, you’re such a hypocrite” is a nonsensical argument.