What do you think about the mass psychosis happening world wide towards Argentina?
I have officially lost hope in the gereral public after this, it's shameful and tasteless that so many people jumped on the train to hate greatness (leo) with no proof of foul play.
Many of my friends who cry about racism (I'm middle eastern) shared racist and outright disgusting remarks about a country they can't even name it's capital or point out in a map, makes you think about the people you know and what they might think of you if you were more open about yourself with them.
I just love the Argentinian spirit and I hate that everyone stood with colonialism just because they hate a little man from Rosario, absolutely disgraceful.
Thank you so much for the love and for taking the time to send this message, the support means a lot ❤️
It’s alright to cheer on whichever team people wanna cheer on but throwing hate to an entire country it's not alright at all ahaha.
Honestly, I’m deeply worried about what’s happening. At first, I hoped this hate campaign was just an 'I hate Messi, so I’ll drag his country down too' trend, but as more people, famous and powerful people joins the 'trend'... looking at the bigger picture, it feels much heavier.
This has happened before. First, a country is demonized and dehumanized on the global stage, making it easy for powerful imperialist interests to swoop in and 'save' the world from the villain, extracting its resources while leaving the local population in the dust, and since they are 'the bad guys' it's alright. Second, us... hehehe.
We are living through a very decisive moment in Argentina. This August 6th, the fate of our land and key resources is on the line, as laws and deals are being negotiated that could open the door to selling our natural wealth to the highest bidder.
It’s frustrating and dangerous to see people minimalize an entire nation into a single narrative. Calling every Argentine racist because of a chant or the current government (when we have a history of mostly leftist governments) is as absurd as saying every American is anti-trans because of Trump.
Furthermore, judging our demography and culture through an anglocentric lens ignoring our history seems very close minded and egocentric.
My point of view is that in Argentina social division and discrimination have been driven much more by socio-economic class and political alignment than by skin color or lineage. We do have racism, xenophobia, and discrimination, just like any other country (and even less than some). But that is Argentina’s problem, not the world’s problem, and it is up to us to solve it.
Regarding what you said about your friends, I does feels scary and disappointing to see people you know show such hidden prejudice or turn so hostile so fast over things they don't even understand, I hope you can surround yourself with people who truly see you and respect you.
In a way, seeing so much hate directed at us has actually brought us closer together here. It made us more united and even prouder of who we are. And of course our love for the national team only grew stronger, they pushed through all the pressure and hate and kept playing with all their passion and heart. AGUANTE ARGENTINA CARAJO! 🇦🇷
Well... as much as it hurts to see people jump on this train so easily, reading messages like yours reminds me that not everyone buys into the propaganda. Thank you again for standing with us and for seeing past the lies. Much love to you! ❤️
/Aaaa sorry for the long answer! I wanted to give you a proper one since you took the time to write the ask, and I ended up writing too much, hehe./