casualwolf48
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joined Dec 2013
About a month ago, there was this news segment on a major network where they did street interviews in all the big American cities. They were asking why things are the way they are—you know, the poverty, the crisis, the general mess. And on the flip side, all the corruption and the lies from politicians. There was this older guy down by the waterfront in Miami—let’s just call him Old Man Joe—who looked to be, I don't know, maybe 75? He just looked straight into the camera and said, basically, we deserve this because we're too passive and don't care about our own future. He even added that it's only going to get worse.
Well, Old Man Joe is a legend in my book. He just said what everyone else is thinking.
You guys keep talking about those corrupt club executives like you could just take them out, similar to how people talk about local legends back home in Miami. It's always that same old local-patriotism nonsense about how wild or crazy our city is.
But that same executive is stealing trophies and everything else—I won't even go there. Is that why you guys can't seem to make it in the Champions League? Or what?
And then he comes to Miami and causes trouble in the stadium tunnels, and nothing happens. Nothing. Because it wouldn't be possible—there was too much police presence, it would have been too much trouble, etc. It's funny how you all act so superior and mock us when we use those exact same excuses.
I still remember the days in Miami when players weren't allowed to leave the stadium for hours after a bad game because the fans were waiting for them outside. Those were the days before these shady officials from big organizations could just stroll through the stands. Back then, the whole stadium would rise up, and an official like that would never dare show his face in Miami again.
Slowly but surely, the constant crackdowns are destroying our morale and our will to fight back. First it's the police harassment, then the bans, then jail time, then fines. Bit by bit, we're all giving up, which lets them get away with things they never would have tried before—simply because we stay quiet.
That's what I'm writing about. This American silence isn't exactly a new concept, though the vibe in Washington, D.C. has its own specific flavor. But now, this silence and clinging to these old myths might end up costing us dearly—both the fans and the country as a whole.
So, we need to push even harder. Keep fighting. Shout out to San Francisco, let's keep going.
