TRANSLATION: US backed junta government Argentina needed a scapegoat for an economic crisis and severe protest, so they invaded the Falklands to garner populist support and failed miserably and the military dictatorship fell
Im not asking you to understand the politics and diplomacy. What I want you to understand is the Argentine psyche.
Imagine being born and everyone around you holds contempt for England. Perhaps for a war you didn’t experience. But your parents did. They might know someone who died. Or a veteran.
You’re taught at a young age “Las Malvinas son argentinas.” Maradona in 86. It wasn’t cheating, it was REVENGE. They stole from you, so you steal from them.
Scaloni downplayed the historic significance of this match. But for the people of Argentina, that’s impossible to do. There’s a complex, broken relationship with England that is innate in Argentine culture. It’s part of the national identity.
44 years have passed since then. Of course, some hatchets have been buried and olive branches have been extended in this globalized world. But deep down inside, this football victory just means a little bit more.
@callmeredboi@GothamFC glad your bio said you were super straight. wouldn’t want anyone thinking you sucked super dick and took it in the super asshole