What's worse, the fascist or the frenzy? My thoughts on Paolo Di Canio

Fascism is the far-right ideology that promotes totalitarianism, military states, ethnic superiority, imperialism and rejects democracy, liberalism, communism and socialism. Fascism is linked to the brutal regimes of Hitler and Mussolini, responsible for the deaths of millions.

Paolo Di Canio is a fascist and proud of it.

I don't pretend to admit that I did not know or care of Di Canio's political views before he was appointed Sunderland's n
ew manager, after the sacking of Martin O'Neill. However, it didn't take long after his appointment before the social networks informed me of his preferences.

As the story goes, Di Canio said both in an interview several years ago and in his autobiography that he was a fascist, stating his political views over immigration and culture. Some of his views I can easily predict are secretly shared by thousands in the UK, from the BNP radicals, to the beer-chugging working class blaming immigrants for his lack of employment.

A Swindon Favourite, donning the club scarf.

To be honest, I don't care a great deal about Di Canio, or his fascist views. He probably doesn't make a habit of segregation or racial abuse like some people in the footballing world (*cough* Terry *cough* Suarez) and he probably doesn't impose them on anyone else - at most, it was a passing comment.

What does bother me, though, is the media frenzy surrounding a) his appointment and b) his political views. He has not hidden his views, or disguised it through actions; he made it long ago on paper. Why is it then that on every sports/news channel people are discussing it? Ian Holloway has said enough contentious things in his career to make an entertaining montage, yet nobody was too bothered about him!

Instead, the media has cocked-up by completely ignoring the main issue: the appointment. Sunderland have a tough last 7 fixtures, including Chelsea, Everton, fellow strugglers Villa and Spurs. In response, they sack the perhaps overrated but decent manager O'Neill and have appointed... well, a cartoon. At least, that's what I thought he was when he managed Swindon. Fighting with players. Making stupid comments. Odd interviews. Even my Dad adds him to his odd bloke list (includes Redknapp, Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Savile).

I found it incredibly annoying, too, that the media zoomed in on his appointment of an all-Italian backroom staff, as some kind of racially-motivated decision. Next time a manager appoints an all-English backroom staff, I wonder if they'll say it's because he hates foreigners.

Di Canio won't succeed at Sunderland, unless you call keeping a mid-table team from being relegated and achievement. He will probably have this fascism tag circulating and speculating his every news article throughout his tenure.

That point, of course, is dependent on his Premier League status, you know, because this shit only matters if it's in the Premier League -_-