Soccer Riots in Egypt

From the NYT: "After Egypt lost the second match, the government withdrew its ambassador from Algiers and accused Algerians of menacing Egyptian fans after the game. President Hosni Mubarak’s eldest son, Alaa, a wealthy businessman, sounded as if he were calling his nation to war.

“We were being humiliated and we can’t be silent about what happened there,” he said in a telephone call to Egypt’s most popular television talk show. “We have to take a stand. This is enough. That’s it, this is enough. Egypt should be respected. We are Egyptian and we hold our head high, and whoever insults us should be smacked on his head.”"

Ok Egypt, how about rioting against your stupid dictator? This kind of low-brow nationalism is getting really old, especially considering there were racist overtones to the demonstrations. If Egyptians feel the need to protest a soccer match they LOST, they either have too much time on their hands or need a serious reassessment of their priorities.