[Marxism] Zirin: Mass protest or "soccer riot"?

[Max Clark <poeticaleconomy@xxxxxxxxx>]

---- Because I love soccer, and Carles Puyol of FC Barcelona (2009 Champions 
League winners) [!!] in especialty nowadays, this resonates well with me. Among 
the Thugs is a terrifyingly real, Foucauldian even, book which I reccomend to 
everyone. Also, on an unrelated theoretical note: as Raymond Williams writes, 
the development of Greek drama from chorus into dialogue is a process of 
*individuation* in society. *Individuation* is a real process. It even 
corresponds with the advent of class society. Private property, the proper 
noun, and a sense of propriety.... ----Max Clark 

Mass protest or "soccer riot"?
 
Column: Dave Zirin 
 
If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can't tell the difference, there will be, without 
question, more explosions to come in Iran.

June 17, 2009

IRAN'S MAHMOUD Ahmadinejad has compared the protests following his country's 
recent sham election to the common scuffles that take place after a soccer 
game. He said:

'Some people are sentimental and become excited. As I said, I compared it to a 
soccer match. Their team has not won in the match...In the end, I don't think 
we'll have any serious challenges. Sentiments are high, and sometimes they do 
some stuff on the streets, but in the end we had 40 million people 
participating, and what is happening on the streets is like a football match.'


      


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