http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133706 Chris Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:17:42 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133706 Sure, and anytime some idiot thanks his personal lord and savior JC after winning a game (though never blaming him after losing, you notice) I feel at least as much derision and scorn. I'm not anti-witchcraft or a Western-superiorist. But it's more than a tragedy. A natural disaster is a tragedy. This is a lot of dead children due to some combination of stupidity and an inclination towards violence. Universal faults, but I'll call 'em when I see 'em. Sure, and anytime some idiot thanks his personal lord and savior JC after winning a game (though never blaming him after losing, you notice) I feel at least as much derision and scorn. I’m not anti-witchcraft or a Western-superiorist. But it’s more than a tragedy. A natural disaster is a tragedy. This is a lot of dead children due to some combination of stupidity and an inclination towards violence. Universal faults, but I’ll call ‘em when I see ‘em.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133697 SwissJan Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:38:37 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133697 I wouldn't use this as the beginning of an anti-witchcraft and western superiority debate (that's what is happening on other websites) - it's not like the christian fundamentalism of some individuals is better than African tribal magic. I would just see this as a tragedy, in any case it's not too long ago that Christians were killing each other over religion. I wouldn’t use this as the beginning of an anti-witchcraft and western superiority debate (that’s what is happening on other websites) – it’s not like the christian fundamentalism of some individuals is better than African tribal magic. I would just see this as a tragedy, in any case it’s not too long ago that Christians were killing each other over religion.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133696 Chris Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:32:33 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133696 Yeah, it certainly is tragic but at some point you need to place responsibility on the idiots who triggered the whole thing. I mean, the keeper running up the pitch casting spells like a dark wizard in a Quidditch match is one thing, but the fact that a number of other people decided that violence and mayhem were an appropriate response to this--and so much else--is where the core of the problem lies. Yeah, it certainly is tragic but at some point you need to place responsibility on the idiots who triggered the whole thing. I mean, the keeper running up the pitch casting spells like a dark wizard in a Quidditch match is one thing, but the fact that a number of other people decided that violence and mayhem were an appropriate response to this–and so much else–is where the core of the problem lies.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133695 Rob Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:29:10 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133695 Absolutely awful. Absolutely awful.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133693 mele419 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:20:20 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133693 Really? Witchcraft. I'm sorry but that just makes this pathetic. Really?
Witchcraft.
I’m sorry but that just makes this pathetic.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133689 Ian Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:38:59 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/tragedy-in-the-congo.html#comment-133689 Horrible. Condolences to everyone involved - the saddest thing is, in this region and in this situation (police reaction escalating the problem), you can't imagine any real answer in terms of what to do to avoid it happening again. 10 children being suffocated to death isn't something that should ever happen in a football stadium in this day and age, anywhere ... terrible thing. Horrible. Condolences to everyone involved – the saddest thing is, in this region and in this situation (police reaction escalating the problem), you can’t imagine any real answer in terms of what to do to avoid it happening again. 10 children being suffocated to death isn’t something that should ever happen in a football stadium in this day and age, anywhere … terrible thing.

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