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Re: The disgrace that is Rangers Football Club - Fans caught doing Nazi Salutes in Is
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Originally Posted by Chris T
How, exactly, is 'flute music' at the start of a Rangers game any more provocative than Scottish international sports events using a folk song about a (very old) military victory over England as a quasi-anthem?
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Possibly because the "flute music" is to remind everyone about the links to the Orange Order and the marches, which were (can't say are, as I have only made flying visits to Glasgow in the last couple of years) extremely sectarian and provocative, such as this.
I read a very amusing letter about the Orange Marchers in a paper a few years ago, and would like to share it with you -
"Yes! Let them march, Glasgow is never more pleasant then when those lovely colourful bigots brighten up everybodies day with their message of peace and unity. Theres nothing I like more than pushing my way through their adoring crowds of be-crutched, scarred, burly gentlemen wearing blue, white and red, exchanging pleasantries with you as you pass, enquiring about your education, religion, sexual preferences and sporting allegiancies.
If you are lucky they might even share their Buckfast with you, although for some reason they seem to think people drink with the top of their heads and the only way to get to the precious 'fast is to open it with said head.
I must also mention that waking up with a hangover on a Sunday morning to the sound of hate outside your window is particularly invigorating."
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