On the borderline of craziness

Whistling while the national anthem of a rival team was being played and whistling and chanting slogans during a moment of silence for the innocent victims who lost their lives in the Paris massacre - these shameful acts took place just the other night in Istanbul. 

The prime ministers of both Turkey and Greece were watching a friendly football between the two nations. These very ugly actions occurred while the Greek national anthem was playing and while a moment of silence was being observed for the victims of the Paris Massacre.

"Football hooliganism" is a fact everywhere in the world. However, the footage of what happened in Istanbul the other day shows us that this is not entirely football hooliganism but rather the outpourings of a seriously worrisome build-up of political rage. 

Were there not, also, similar ugly outbreaks during the national team's game with Iceland in the Central Anatolian city of Konya, immediately after the Oct. 10 massacre conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Ankara? 

I applaud the coach of our national team, Fatih Terim, the captain of our national team, Arda Turan, player Olcay ?ahan and other footballers who reacted to this ugliness. They made us proud when our faces were red with shame.  

Boiling with rage  

Why do we like angry rallies and demonstrations so much but are not interested in conferences, museums, exhibitions and concert halls? 

Why do angry speeches that are full of revenge thrill us?  

Don't we ever experience these incidents when angry crowds attack and vandalize homes, offices, political party buildings, hotels and branches of banks?  

Do we need to be reminded of the atrocities that occurred in Sivas, Çorum and...

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