"Much of what is called 'social problems' consists of the fact that intellectuals have theories that do not fit the real world. From this, they conclude that it is the real world which is wrong and needs changing."
— Thomas Sowell
@amazing_physics The point of view will be the variable
50km/h to a stationary observer outside the car (on earth)
Stationary to an observer inside the car
100km/h to an observer going on the opposite direction
Your imagination is the limit
@GadSaad@FIFAcom I'm sorry for your comment. Watch more football. This world cup has been "miraculously" paved for Argentina so they could reach the semifinal (at least).
Rodri is a fantastic and classy player. But there is no universe where he should have been given the Golden Ball over Messi. A truly bewildering decision. @FIFAcom
Can anyone explain to me why FIFA keeps marketing Spain with Lamine Yamal, who has scored just 1 goal the entire tournament, and not with Mikel Oyarzabal who has scored 5 goals?
Actor John Leguizamo has repeatedly criticised Hollywood for casting white actors as Latino historical figures and characters.
Yet he'll be appearing in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, a film that hasn't cast a single Greek actor in a major role and casts Helen of Troy as a woman of Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Troy was a real historical city, and the available historical and archaeological evidence does not support the idea that its population was predominantly of Sub-Saharan African origin.
It's an interesting contrast between the standards Leguizamo has argued for in some contexts and the project he's chosen to be part of here. But hey, it's not like woke Hollywood is allergic to compulsive hypocrisy, right?
I have a theory, France gets robbed against Morocco because all the referees are from Argentina, they won’t let Spain reach the final either, clearing the path for Messi. Jude also gets a yellow, so even if England reach the semifinal, he’ll be on the bench. Argentina then gets Switzerland, followed by Norway or an England side without Jude, while avoiding France and Spain in the final.
It’s basically over. Messi wins his 2nd rigged World Cup.
@elonmusk
Serious cuestions:
If i live in Cuba, why am i forced to interact with AIs other than @grok?
Why would you reject the opportunity to know what's on cuban minds?
We are not illiterate..... not by a 10⁹ miles......
Please.... someone has to let go......
@Cristiano@selecaoportugal Just keep going
Like the warrior you are
Make us proud once again
The hardest part of the climb is the last part
The road you chose does not have a cap
You broke that cap
Just keep going...
🫡
@elonmusk why can't you at least enable fact-check with @grok to the cubans?
It's hard enough for us.... at least we would like to distinguish the blatant lies from the "truth"
If you ever read this, please help
Let me be clear about Cristiano.
And I hope it's the last time I make such a declaration.
I am a lover of football first, foremost, and last.
I was never a fan of Ronaldo, nor did I ever really gravitate to his football aesthetically.
When your favorite players are Maradona / Zidane / Rui Costa / Figo etc - players who are collectivist and have a broader vision of the pitch - you just don't gravitate to Ronaldo.
However, I will say this. He is undoubtedly as great a player both in talent and achievement as any that has come before (or with) him. I prefer what Diego proposes with the ball. I don't think Ronaldo could ever replicate Diego's heroics in 86. But I don't think Diego could guarantee the inevitable goal against every opponent in the UCL and lead to a 3peat.
That is to say - Ronaldo is a pillar of our sport. There is no history of football without Ronaldo. Whether you like or dislike his football. Whether you like or dislike his personality. He has always been divisive - some of it is due to his personality and some of it due to an impossible and deepseated hatred in Anglo-media since 2006 that never let up and that we can all see. I have never seen a player travel to every stadium in England - even his own - and get booed for a year. And the scorn that he has had to face never let up - with vultures ready to pounce st the first sign of trouble.
Sport is about the human spirit. Teaching us to persevere against all odds. Consistency, discipline and courage when the going gets tough. THAT is the lesson sport imparts for our children. THAT is why some sportsmen are heroes.
What Ronaldo is doing at 41 is nothing short of an UNPRECEDENTED sporting achievement and act of singular heroism. The sheer amount of work necessary and the willpower to fight against the dying of the light to represent his country. An indomitable spirit. If that isn't enough to stir and inspire you - I don't what can. This is beyond commendable - it is inspiring. He has embarked on an impossible mission - to show us that the human spirit has no limits. Do we tell a an explorer NOT to attempt to travel to the moon? Because it is near impossible and fraught with risk? Or do we applaud and cheer on a man in his bravery? Food for thought.
But beyond that, the recent deluge of vitriol, wanton disrespect, and media pile-on is frankly disgusting and evil. It is evil because you are spitting in the face of a 150 year old tradition and culture that we call football. The culture we call home and brings together billions of people. Cristiano is football. And football is Cristiano. Whether you love, hate or are ambivalent about him. And for that, a modicum of respect as a fan of the game for OUR game is necessary.
To see charlatans and half-achievers and no-names aspire for clicks and media fame and buzz to keep their name going or out of some tragic, personal hate and dislike for a man is saddening. It is saddening because these people do not belong in the culture they desecrate. The culture they weaponize, utilize, and instrumentalize but provide nothing to. Today we reject these people. We won't accept them in our circle anymore.
Forza Cristiano. Against the dying of the light.