[Magnetonium]

Why am I not surprised? In the part of the world (Eastern Europe generally) with so much racism and chauvinism, the fans showed the world exactly what we already knew - how much hate, nationalism, disrespect and ugliness they have in their hearts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21906463

Croatia beat Serbia in acrimonious football game

Croatia have beaten Serbia in a football World Cup qualifier, amid heavy security in a hostile atmosphere.

The Serbian national anthem was booed at the start of the game, and the home fans in Zagreb continued with abusive chants against their fierce rivals.

At one stage a chorus of "Kill a Serb" echoed round the stadium. Serbian supporters were barred from attending the match which Croatia won 2-0.

The two nations fought a war during the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Fascist songs

Some 40,000 Croatian supporters gathered on Friday for the first official match between the now two independent nations.

There was heavy security in Zagreb, despite an earlier agreement between Croatia and Serbia that travelling fans would be banned from attending the match to reduce the possibility of violence.

And despite repeated appeals by the Croatian football authorities to respect the visiting side, the home crowd soon started singing fascist songs from the 1940s - when tens of thousands of Serbs died in Croatia at the hands of the Ustasa militias.

Police had warned they would stop the game under these circumstances - but they did not, the BBC's Guy De Launey reports from Zagreb.

The European football governing body, Uefa, may take a dimmer view - or it may just be satisfied that there were no violent incidents on or off the pitch, our correspondent adds.

Croatia - who will play the return match in Serbia in September - now top their qualifying Group A together with Belgium, and are in a strong position to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014.

Meanwhile, Serbia has all but lost any chances to progress from the group.

[Decky]

Well what the hell do expect? They two countries have fought a war where both sides were committing genocidal acts within living memory. Cut them some fucking slack, I bet a lot of Soviets were not fans of German in the 50s for some bizarre reason too.

[Magnetonium]

Well what the hell do expect? They two countries have fought a war where both sides were committing genocidal acts within living memory. Cut them some fucking slack, I bet a lot of Soviets were not fans of German in the 50s for some bizarre reason too.

Bad comparison. Soviets would have refused to play if they heard Nazi songs being chanted.

[Fasces]

People sing patriotic songs at a football match in support of their kinsmen.

Android Magnetonium distressed at displays of human emotion!

[Magnetonium]

People sing patriotic songs at a football match in support of their kinsmen.

Android Magnetonium distressed at displays of human emotion!

"Kill A Serb" - great human emotion, totally normal and acceptable! Right?

[Fasces]

Did the supporters go on to kill a Serb?

I suppose every Frenchman singing La Marseillaise wants to literally raise a banner stained with the blood of aristocrats.

[Decky]

"Kill A Serb" - great human emotion, totally normal and acceptable!

Well if you are a Croat yes.

What part of "they have been committing genocide on each other in living memory" don't you understand?

Christ people say that Marxism doesn't account for human nature. Liberalism is where their sights need to turn.