Vancouver Hockey fans were disappointed to see their team beaten by Detroit 4-0 in the last 7th game of the Stanley Cup. Detroit win the cup for the first time since 1972.
Detroit deserved the cup - over the 7 games they were the clear winner and the better team.
It is disgraceful that a minority in Vancouver should make the loss an excuse to riot. It is disgusting and shameful on the city of Vancouver.
In contrast when the Calgary team (where I am) got to the cup final and lost the 7th game, there was no rioting. And Calgary were not outplayed in any of the 7 games - they lost by one goal only. So this rioting by the few in Vancouver shows they have a different mind-set than sports fans in Calgary.
The situation I hear now as the night moves on is getting worse - sad indeed. It is a city on edge they say - cars on fire, one building on fire. The craziness of the human heart, it can go crazy indeed. The violence is not as bad as it was in 1994 when Vancouver lost the cup in the 7th game also. But any such rioting is disgraceful, and is a black mark on the "peaceful Canadians" as most of the world looks upon us.
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The troubles in Greece over its economy and big moves it must take if Europe is to continue to bail them out, is also causing riots. It is a large concern for the health of Europe and in the long run serious troubles for Europe is going to effect the economies of the world, hence the recession for the West will not move up and away.
The Western world stock market figures took a tumble today. The USA is far from getting close to pre-2008 economy life, and with Europe on a tight-rope, the troubled recession for the West continues. At present it seems only Canada is weathering the storm. The rest of the year of 2011 is going to be interesting to see how well or un-well the West will do in its troubles economy.
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