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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
This is not 1950 and brazil has been rioting about the world cup politics for years now leading upto opening week of the tournament. This is a volatile situation, literally millions of poor brazilians feel like the rising middle class is flying past them. Hosting the ccup was symbolic of this class and indeed racial divide. The only thing keeping the peace the love of futbol by tthe entire population. Now, with brazil put in humiliating fashion, those poor masses who have already been rioting may have nothing to restrain them. I always feared that if/when brazil was eliminated there would be violence as folks ask themselves,"what was this worth?" I sincerely pray there is no violence but the past 2 years of police brutality I fear have stoked the people. Roaming police deathsquads in the favellas have wrongfully been blamed on the world cup, and im not sure the ccommunities who have been victimized by police brutality will be able to shrug it off
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We can't sleep on this enough, the World Cup has come to symbolize everything that is wrong with Brazilian society, economy, and politics. The police are brutal by every definition, there are literally roaming police death squads in the Favellas, summary executions are a way of life and have been for decades now.. It would be quite literally a MIRACLE for Brazil not to fall into violence because their team playing deep into the tournament was perhaps the only true pacifying situation to quell the potential for escalating hostility. The police may spark it by overreacting in fear of the crowds and retribution for dirt the police have done. The crowds may spark it in their perfectly legitimate grievances against the police and the state. Lord have His mercy! It takes all the fun out of having enjoyed a truly historic match.
Worst lost for Brazil ever. Klose breaks Brazil's own Ronaldo's most goals scored in the World Cup all-time record. Germany as a team breaks Brazil's own national team record for most goals scored in World Cup history. Now Germany is going to their record setting 8th Final, also breaking Italy and Brazil's record. Whoa... I only hope the violence is minimal or nonexistent so we can rightfully celebrate what Germany accomplished. If Germany loses the Final, it still can't negate what just happened.