From: "Andy" <as-AT-spelthorne.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: 
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:17:46 -0000


><<Hope someone could help me figure out how men should deal with agressive
>instincts in an anrchistic society.>>



In an earlier discussion mainly between English, Scottish and German
participants on this list, of both sexes, I think it was generally  agreed
that the Football World Cup every 4 years [+qualifiers] provided a suitable
"resume-fire" where we could all indulge in xenophobia, obscene chanting,
nationalistic displays, gross stereotyping, fisticuffs and speculation as to
who wears the trousers in the Posh Spice/David Beckham relationship, not to
mention casting doubt on the referee's parentage. This is the only time when
it's acceptable to sing "Who's the bastard in the black?" to the tune of Men
of Harlech - a phrase normally offensive to anarchists. American football
refs of course have niftily avoided this abuse by the cunning device of
wearing two colour stripy shirts thus making the scansion of the verse
impossible.

Of course Americans who are further advanced down the road of corporate
sponsorship in sport, won't have this rich vein of sheer hatred to draw on
as an outlet for aggression.

Andy