Based on recent events in Vancouver featuring burning cars, fan on fan violence, looting, police in riot gear, etc., I figured this little experiment would be fairly eye-opening. It's called Guess Which City and it starts...right now.
First we have the aforementioned Vancouver, a once beautiful city in British Columbia now turned to ruin by a bunch of overzealous, angry, and immature hockey fans. When the Nucks lost the Cup to the Bruins, Nucks fans...completely lost their shit. Cars were flipped, fires were set, property was damaged, fans were attacked (by other fans). It was complete pandemonium...over a hockey game.
Then we have Athens, Greece, a city known for its beauty and ancient architecture. Riots have broken out this year over the ailing Greek economy and the new measures Greece must comply with in regards to the terms set by the 110 billion Euro bailout package. Major labor protests have occurred as Greece struggles to find a way out of bankruptcy.
Finally, there's Cairo, Egypt, another beautiful city filled with history and antiquity. The riots in January were part of a chain reaction initiated by Tunisia, about unsatisfactory social conditions and government oppression. High levels of unemployment were a heavily contributing factor. In Egypt, specifically, the government suppressed the Internet and cell phone communication of its citizens so that many details concerning the riots did not get transmitted onto web sites such as Yahoo! and Facebook.
Two cities in social unrest, another mired in the despair that comes with losing in the playoffs. Can you guess which city is which? Let's find out...
HIGHLIGHT CAPTIONS BELOW PHOTOS FOR ANSWER
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| Cairo |
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| Vancouver |
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| Athens |
HIGHLIGHT CAPTIONS BELOW PHOTOS FOR ANSWER
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| Athens |
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| Cairo |
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| Vancouver |
That's it folks. Short game, I know but it really only takes two rounds to determine the magnitude one hockey game has on a city and its fans. Unfortunately, when you're able to compare that event with serious social unrest...it's time to start asking some pretty heavy questions of a society at large...
I feel for you Nucks fans, I really do, but this is asinine. Especially the fan-on-fan fighting. Are you fucking kidding me? You all fought together through an entire playoff run, urging your team on, and when it ends and you don't win, you turn on each other? Does that make ANY sense?
Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
-Shaela
Oh Vancouver...
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