Random Fitba Facts Thread

[57vintage]

On the train from Central station to the Scotland v England fixture at Hampden in 82, Scottish fans were singing, to the melody of Drunken Sailor, "What shall we do with the Argentinians?" to which the tag line was "Bomb bomb bomb the baastards". Huns are not known for their support of the national side. Jingoism, at the time, was more prevalent than you might think, and one had to watch what one said in some circumstances.

The second best song about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9gDSxJpH_o

[donsdaft]

It was frightening at the time to see just how powerful English warmongering propaganda could be.



Never trust a Guff

[Jupiter]

It was frightening at the time to see just how powerful English warmongering propaganda could be.



Never trust a Guff

So you wanted the fascist Argentinian dictatorship to win the Falklands war?

[Mason89]

So you wanted the fascist Argentinian dictatorship to win the Falklands war?

Against Thatcher & Pinochet? F*ck it, why not?

[donsdaft]

So you wanted the fascist Argentinian dictatorship to win the Falklands war?

.....and you wanted a fascist English government desperately trying to hold onto the last vestiges of Empire at the other side of the world to win it ?

[Jupiter]

.....and you wanted a fascist English government desperately trying to hold onto the last vestiges of Empire at the other side of the world to win it ?

You really need to look up fascist in the dictionary if you think Thatcher was one.

[donsdaft]

You really need to look up fascist in the dictionary if you think Thatcher was one.

I never mentioned Thatcher ( although I understand why to jumped to that conclusion) I just meant the English.

[Jupiter]

I never mentioned Thatcher ( although I understand why to jumped to that conclusion) I just meant the English.

It was her government you were taliking about, so I don't see a difference.

Anyway by throwing the word fascism around, you are trivialising the horror of real fascism and the millions of people slaughtered by Hitler.