Why the honor of the Motherland increasingly protect with his fists
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Stavropol authorities presented gifts and letters of thanks to the players of the Junior team the “Cosmos”, which was expelled from a tournament in Norway after a fight with the local players. It may seem a nonsense that the team was awarded for unsportsmanlike conduct, but apparently this is consistent with the current Russian concept of patriotism. The problem is that the cult of victory at all costs brings us more real victories.
Scandal in Norway it was easy to hush up. To make conclusions, that is, to be entered in a personal matter. In the end, just ignore. But the authorities of the Stavropol territory decided to go the “special way” to reward young players for their “patriotism.”
“When you reveal all the details of that sensational stories, one thing became clear, — said the head of Stavropol administration Andrey Dzhatdoev, — our children were brought up properly, in the best tradition of love for the Motherland. A real citizen and patriot of his nation is always ready to bravely defend the honor and dignity of the native city, region and country.”
Because from the explanation of the coaching staff, “Cosmos”, it follows that our teenagers got into a fight after they first sued, and then called them “Russian pigs”,
“the best traditions”, apparently, are that in any unclear situation to hit first and hard.
“Russian pig” (this is something from our homespun folklore about the “Krauts”, not from modern English battlefield) it can be attributed to clear about artistic exaggerations. Because the whole situation in General is reminiscent of a children’s story that is certainly well-known young Stavropol “astronauts,” about how you met the American and Soviet warships: “Hallo, Russians! Sucks colored?! Bob, charge!”
The atmosphere of the last years is that rewarding for unsportsmanlike behavior that threatens to problems with participation in subsequent international competitions, does not seem a nonsense. And such behavior is worthy of the patriotism which engendered today: our beat — then everything is possible.
It makes the win self-worth. As she reached, it does not matter, what matters is that achieved. Along the way you can, for example, to change the sport: from football to fighting without rules.
The young Stavropol players was not rich fans get to Norway, so they had to repeat Marseilles “feats” of domestic fans for Euro 2016. Then on the “our” has lost quite ignominiously, but the memory of himself left in the years ahead.
And although the President and sports officials have publicly condemned the excesses of the Russian fans, but not without a touch of pride in “their” misfits. “I don’t know how our two hundred fans took a beating there for a few thousand Englishmen do not understand”, — said the head of Russia.
Not marginal, mean, and almost 300.
Almost the worst scandal in our Olympic team at the Games in Rio de Janeiro was also associated with the same blend of patriotism and physical. The President of Federation of wrestling of Russia Mikhail Mamiashvili raised his hand to the Innu Traykovo, which lost the battle for the third place in freestyle. And the motivation is still the same: not dead, saying, “for the country, for the flag”, as it still talking?
And the regeneration of the new generation of our people, whose predecessors introduced aliens from an old Russian joke “wall to wall” somewhere in the resorts of the Mediterranean or Southeast Asia. However, as “the rebound in plus” of our economy, it seems, has been postponed indefinitely, similar episodes of the triumph of the national spirit are likely to increasingly happen under the Sochi native cypress trees.
And we have fun will be added, and probably the rest of the world will rest easier.
In the basis formed in the past few years ethics “your always right” is a common misconception, though I respect those who are afraid, and then take in the best houses. But at least the last century, the development of human civilization show that I respect those who could be role models. Whose actions and way of life could become, as taught by Immanuel Kant, the “universal law”. About whom, simply put, want to make a film. And what story should be a blockbuster about a team of “Space”: endured, endured, could not resist?
We are told that it is not good to wash dirty linen in public, but the longer we live, believing that the besieged in a fortress, the more corners and cracks they is full. And here it turns out that this is not a COP, and almost our national heritage. Remember how easily and gracefully have used our officials understood the outrage at the removal of our Paralympians: all because of foreign intrigues, and bribes are smooth — they are also “their”.
The saddest thing is that
the cult of power does not make us stronger. But the cult of victory at all costs does not make our victory any louder.
In today’s world competition is too closely associated with cooperation. We still habitually think of ourselves as a country Cathedral and collectivist, but did not notice that, in practice, implement the individualism of the primitive properties. Just the individual we have the whole country.
The new Minister of education Olga Vasilyeva, which is about unity knows probably better than almost all the task a lot today. But one of the main — portraits of players of the team “Cosmos” does not appear on the honor roll in schools across the country.
