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I had a big fanfic in a previous fandom where one of the big reveals was the involvement of a kind of infamous villain, whose presence was built up to and foreshadowed through the whole fic until his reveal without ever mentioning his name, so that the name drop would be a gut punch. It worked especially well because of who the villain was and his presence in that fandom space specifically (it's very complicated) and if it was an original story this reveal wouldn't work at all the way it was written in the fic. Because if you don't have a predisposition to think about that character and his relationship to the hero in a very specific way, then just seeing their name won't do much to you; the reveal and the recontextualisation it pushes upon you hinges on your previous knowledge of the source material.

I think it's an interesting tool fanfic authors are given. One of my favorite fanfic of all time is partially a re-imagining of its source material's canon, and something it does is introduce antagonists much earlier in the story or deepen npcs' stories. It then works to evoke a tragic irony that again wouldn't work if you didn't know the source material, and it's something the author obviously has a lot of fun with.

Sinceramente pregunto, ¿No se dan cuenta de lo peligroso que es el negar el racismo de sus países? Todos tuvimos que lidiar con europeos de segunda que en vez de dejar nuestras tierras prefirieron cagarnos una y otra vez.

Necesito que ya dejen de hablar de mi país, reconozco que estas ideas no se las sacan más de la cabeza, pero quiero que se callen y ya.

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Lately I’ve seen so much hate directed at Argentina that I just wanted to say something.

It’s completely okay to criticize a player, a referee, or even a team’s performance. That’s part of sports. What isn’t okay is taking the actions of a few people and using them to define an entire country.

I’ve seen people claim Argentina “bought FIFA,” that every referee decision is somehow proof of corruption, or that our victories aren’t deserved. None of those claims have ever been supported by evidence. Argentina simply doesn’t have the kind of political or economic influence people online seem to imagine. If any country could realistically influence an organization on that scale, it certainly wouldn’t be Argentina. Sometimes referees make mistakes that benefit us, and sometimes they don’t. That’s football.

I’ve also seen countless comments calling all Argentinians racist or xenophobic. Every country has its own problems, including mine, but reducing an entire nation to stereotypes based on a few people or on oversimplified TikTok videos about Argentina and its history is unfair. Argentina has a unique history and demographic makeup, and our country is far more diverse and complex than social media often makes it seem.

Another thing I’ve seen over and over is people calling Argentinians arrogant, entitled, or saying we’re “too proud.”

I honestly don’t understand why being proud of your country is considered acceptable for some nations, but not for ours.

When people in other countries celebrate what they do well, they’re called patriotic. When Argentinians celebrate football, suddenly we’re arrogant.

We’re proud because football is a huge part of our culture. It’s something generations have grown up with, something we’re passionate about, and something we’ve dedicated ourselves to for decades. Our national team has earned its success through talent, hard work, and determination. Being proud of that doesn’t mean we think we’re better than everyone else it simply means we’re proud of something we’ve achieved.

Even after finishing second in the world, people all across Argentina went out into the streets to celebrate. Not because we believe second place is better than first, but because we’re proud of this team and everything they accomplished. Supporting your country through victories and defeats isn’t arrogance it’s love.

I also want to briefly mention the Malvinas

I’m not trying to turn this into a political post, but I think it’s important to explain why that banner meant so much to so many Argentinians.

The Malvinas War was one of the most painful moments in our country’s history. It is something we grow up learning about, something that still hurts many families, and something we haven’t forgotten. Many of the soldiers sent to fight were only 18 and some were even younger when they were called up. Many never came home.

Whether people agree with Argentina’s claim or not, that pain is real. It is still part of who we are.

That’s why seeing a banner saying “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” carries so much emotion for many Argentinians. I understand why some people saw it as poor sportsmanship, and they’re entitled to that opinion.

But unless you’ve lived through that history as an Argentinian, it’s difficult to understand what that moment meant to many people watching at home especially veterans and the families of those who fought. When that banner was shown after the match against England, it wasn’t just a political statement to them. It was a reminder that the sacrifices made during one of the most painful chapters of our history have not been forgotten.

If FIFA decides that deserves a fine, then so be it. For many Argentinians, it was worth it because it encouraged more people to learn about the history behind the Malvinas and why they still matter so much to us.

Despite everything that happened, I don’t hate people. They’re individuals, not the decisions of governments decades ago. But I also don’t think Argentinians should be expected to forget what happened or pretend that chapter of our history no longer matters. It does. It always will.

As for today’s match, Spain played a fantastic game. Congratulations to them. I also think there were moments where the referee could have called some fouls differently, but that’s football. Every team has decisions go for them and against them, and once the final whistle blows, the result stands.

I’m proud of my country, and I’m proud of our team. Not because I think we’re perfect, but because they’ve worked incredibly hard to get where they are.

You don’t have to support Argentina. You don’t even have to like us.

But please judge us fairly not by stereotypes, misinformation, or viral videos that oversimplify who we are as a country.

And remember this:

Argentina is one of the few countries where you can look up at the sky… and see its flag.

Like many countries in south america, Argentina is being governed by an alt-right president who openly denies the militar coups that happened in the country, has said tons of anti-human rights, anti LGBT and racist things, and among many other things doesn't defend the people of malvinas.

Because of geopolitical interests, the country is being marketed as "white and zionist" by many paid hacker/bot accounts and wide spread misinformation campaigns. (I want to link better sources here later)

I ask you to please consider before spreading this misinformation that when saying this, people are repeating a racist and xenophobic message that only helps and benefits a narrative which Milei and extreme alt-right people wish was true.

Defending Malvinas has been historically tied with anti-colonialism here. People who defend Malvinas, also empathize greatly with Palestinians reclaiming their territory from Israeli occupation. Argentina has historically support their rights to their land in UN votes. This is why Milei was so uncomfortable with the country showing Malvinas flags during the world cup. I'm short, his support for Israel also means he doesn't align with this historical UN positioning that both defended Malvinas and supported Palestine. ( X )

(Something that's also not being talked about much is that in Buenos Aires the government has been constantly deploying militarised cops to stop the celebrations of the world cup and repressing the people's celebrations. There's a deeply anti-patriotic* colonialist feeling tied to Milei's government.)

Milei has been governing through "DNU"s (an "urgency risk" type of decree that lets him skip steps to constitutionally abid laws) and doing tons of sketchy things that not only work agaisnt the country's insterests but straight up oppose them. He has even been seen reblogging posts about bombing the country via twitter. This group of politicians is extremely sketchy and it only makes sense they are where they are today because of external economic incentives. I really recommend people look up operation condor if you aren't familiar with south american coups.

I'm more familiar with my own country's issues, but I know Chile is experiencing this same fear where billionares (within them, Israeli and USA enterprises) want huge extensions of land in Patagonia to keep these resources. These alt-right governments only facilitate the process of "legalising" the extraction of the land via forcefully breaking previously settled constitutional laws against it.

By repeating the idea that the people of Argentina are only white and zionists, other countries are only isolating the local population who has been fighting against this and whom are dealing with nonstop violence and starvation policies this government has been slowly implementing since it began. (Think of this as saying a country with no LGBT laws = there's no LGBT people in that place.) That is only what the power wants you to see.

They wish everyone forgets about the Indigenous and Black population living in Argentina so no one looks for them when the government does things like letting native land burn illegally (to give it for pennies to these big enterprises), or incentivize violence against the population (Milei has been calling any dissidence terrorists and tons of degrading violent terminology, he has been targeting environmentalist and minorities a lot too.)

I hope this can help at least a little bit to give people a different point of view than the one being spread which is honestly scary for us. I'm trying to be brief so I'm sorry if I'm not addressing all of the problems but I think it's really important for people to look out for this. If not for my country for the future of Latin America.

I also invite other Argentinian people to talk about these issues in the comments with the intention of spreading information. I'll try linking to more information as time passes but I wanted to publish this while the cup was still going.