Mails per a Hipàtia

Trobe un article de Phil Bal a ESPN, la gran web d’esports dels Estats Units sobre el doble partit del cap de setmana Espanya-Suècia i Catalunya-Euskadi. Altament recomanable:

“That’s the problem with Spain. It’s in a constant state of denial about events such as the Camp Nou on Sunday. 57,000 people went along, making it a major event. Not only that, it was only surpassed by England v Macedonia at the weekend.

But rather than celebrate the plural nature of the communities within its borders, for the entire week before, Spain’s sporting and political spokesperson, Marca, utterly ignored the whole thing, steadfastly refusing to mention it. On the Sunday, they at last gave it some column inches, on page 23, hidden away with news about the Second Division and the regional leagues. Of course, the game subsequently went out on the two regional channels involved. TVE1 ignored it – which neatly underlines the essential problem.”

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“Should these two communities be given official recognition for their football teams? Well, even before watching the vibrant 2-2 draw in the Camp Nou, it’s difficult to see how the process can be stopped. Any glance at Spanish history will tell you that it is the concept of ‘Spain’ as a nation that is far more vague and convoluted than the idea of Euskadi and Catalonia. They were both around long before, as were their languages.”

La definició és sensacional: el problema d’Espanya és que prefereix negar constantment la realitat, en comptes de celebrar la pluralitat. Bona, ianqui. Molt bona.