Football and other events

They call it the beautiful game and it is universally accepted that football is the most popular sport currently played on the planet.  I am sure there are pedants out there who will tell us that there are pastimes that have greater worldwide participation. No doubt the old footy game has improved its image over the years from outrageous hooliganism and organised violence of the past but it seems no matter how much it tries that violence still rears its ugly head more often than any one would like. There are other problems that beset soccer but escaping the thuggish behavior, of which is always labelled  a "mindless minority", of some so called fans seems to be almost impossible! I suppose where there is tribal allegiance especially on an international level, there will always be those who kidnap the occasion to perpetrate their base instincts and attack the opposing fans! A mindless minority they maybe but as with all minorities they can scar an event and overshadow the tournament. I am unable to propose a solution as I cannot begin to understand the mentality of these morons. Perhaps you can either understand or propose a solution?

Now old Guesty was the Ambassador to the USA and I have commented before on the Americans attitude towards guns. Today when I got back to Thorn Towers I learnt of yet another mass killing in Florida, which I now understand has cost 50 lives and many injured. Americans need to address the issue whether the right to bear arms is written in the constitution or not, people keep dying because it is easy to get guns, its that simple.
When you talk to Americans whether the ordinary working ones, men, women, intellectuals, politicians or whomever, most seem to accept the right to defend oneself as inalienable right and whilst they may condemn the many shooting's that take place, it seems they are willing to accept it as the price paid for this right!
Naturally big business and politics, influence the agenda and there is a fiercely fought defense of the right to bear arms. As with all things money is at the root of these issues but I truly believe that eventually it will be addressed and guns will be outlawed. The question is how many innocent people have to die before they come to their senses and do something about it?