Across the pond from Hipster Gooner Central, the epic fail of politics known as the UK general election has finally stumbled to a dull and disappointing finish. (Somewhat like Arsenal's last few matches before Sunday -- hey-o!) Though there is at least one vaguely bright spot in all of this -- Islington North returned their Labour MP to office, ensuring that the red and white will continue to be governed by the red -- in general, the mood has grown dark. Besides the serious policy stuff that is raising eyebrows and ire at Hipster Gooner HQ, including a proposed non-EU immigration cap that could prevent American Hipster Gooners from moving over to the land where football reigns supreme as well as perhaps affect some of our favorite non-European players (like Carlos Vela, our Mexican superstar), this quote, which ran on a blog housed by Tory mouthpiece the Daily Telegraph, has us feeling even more disgusted with the new government:
There are some positives worth highlighting already, apart from the sunshine. My favourite is the installation of a prime minister who has no particular interest in football. New Labour did many things to our politics but one of the worst was to elevate football and its most tiresome aspects into a quasi religion. Was anything more depressing than Alastair Campbell enrolling Sir Alex Ferguson as an occasional adviser and cheerleader? David Cameron says he is an Aston Villa fan, but has never displayed that teenager's obsession for the game that fed the tabloidisation of Labour.
Somehow, in one quote about our favorite sport, this writer has managed to encapsulate everything that is wrong with the entrenched class system in general, and Tories in particular. Football is our religion, and it's one that we're incredibly proud to share with people from all different countries and walks of life. So, with all due respect, Telegraph writer, consider this two fingers stuck up at you.
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