Tonight Argentina didn't just win against France. Nationalism triumphed against Globalism, Belief in God against secularism. Every Argentinian player possessed by a desire to bring joy to their People, to make history for their country, to bring Glory to a Nation.
Look at this image of Montiel, moments after he scored the winning penalty for Argentina. You can feel the joy, the gratitude, the emotion of knowing that an entire country and his family are proud of him, for fighting with pride to the very last minute, for bringing them joy.
Now compare that with this image of 19-year-old Mbappe, after scoring in the 2018 final against Croatia and moments after the final whistle. No joy, no emotion, no pride, no love for anyone but himself.
This isn't to say there weren't any French players who wanted it as badly, I'm sure there were. But when your country actively works to replace you, your culture & your religion w/ people who could never feel the same attachment to the nation, it makes me happy to see them lose.
Victoria a los hombre de Dios! 🇦🇷
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This is my great-granduncle, Giordano Bruno Granzarolo. He was one of the 11 pilots who took part in the "mad flight" (il "pazzo volo") over Vienna in a WWI air raid with poet and nationalist Gabriele D'Annunzio in which 400k propaganda leaflets were dropped over the city.
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G. B. Granzarolo was born in Verona in 1894, the son of a farmer named Lino and Teresa Zanibello. He enlisted in the army in 1915, quickly rose to the rank of Captain, and eventually joined the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) two years later, in February 1917.
From the day of its inception, he was part as Lieutenant of the 87ª Squadriglia Aeroplani, also baptized as "La Serenissima", initially composed also of Commander Alberto Masprone and Lieutenants Antonio Locatelli and Aldo Finzi.