Comments on: Canada’s National Dish: Chile, Pepper Spray and a touch of FIFA http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/20/canadas-national-dish-chile-pepper-spray-and-a-touch-of-fifa/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:29:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: R.Basas http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/20/canadas-national-dish-chile-pepper-spray-and-a-touch-of-fifa/#comment-132 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:53:33 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/20/canadas-national-dish-chile-pepper-spray-and-a-touch-of-fifa/#comment-132 Id have to agree that it is not a race issue nor specifically "Passion" that can explain the events of last Thursday. I think there are alot of political targets in Chile as well as in Toronto itself, as the Mayor of the city has tended to open his own opinions to the public contrary to other Canadian National officials who are trying to deal with the situation more amicably. In any case beyond all racial issues, I think its more of an issue of why any police would use tasers and pepper spray on 19 and 20 year old kids...no matter where they are from...and the rest is really an issue that FIFA should set an inquiry into. Id have to agree that it is not a race issue nor specifically “Passion” that can explain the events of last Thursday. I think there are alot of political targets in Chile as well as in Toronto itself, as the Mayor of the city has tended to open his own opinions to the public contrary to other Canadian National officials who are trying to deal with the situation more amicably. In any case beyond all racial issues, I think its more of an issue of why any police would use tasers and pepper spray on 19 and 20 year old kids…no matter where they are from…and the rest is really an issue that FIFA should set an inquiry into.

]]> by: Chileno http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/20/canadas-national-dish-chile-pepper-spray-and-a-touch-of-fifa/#comment-129 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:47:06 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/20/canadas-national-dish-chile-pepper-spray-and-a-touch-of-fifa/#comment-129 I don't think "Latin Passion" would be the best way to describe it. Being from Chile doesn't give one more propensity to fight than anywhere else, unless you can prove a social or scientific disposition to be more likely to erupt in the same situation It's similarly erroneous the same way that Chileans are accusing Canada of being racist, because Chile happens to be in South America and Canada in North America. It's totally absurd and has nothing to do with the national identity of the people, but rather the situation that they were in. But Chilean politicians are quick to pull the race card for political purposes, it's all pretty sickening but it's nice to see typical Chilean political hypocrisy exposed on the international stage. Talk about "racist country". I don’t think “Latin Passion” would be the best way to describe it. Being from Chile doesn’t give one more propensity to fight than anywhere else, unless you can prove a social or scientific disposition to be more likely to erupt in the same situation

It’s similarly erroneous the same way that Chileans are accusing Canada of being racist, because Chile happens to be in South America and Canada in North America. It’s totally absurd and has nothing to do with the national identity of the people, but rather the situation that they were in. But Chilean politicians are quick to pull the race card for political purposes, it’s all pretty sickening but it’s nice to see typical Chilean political hypocrisy exposed on the international stage. Talk about “racist country”.

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