BLOG 5: PERSONAL OPINION 

I'll write about my opinion of the hooligans or "barras bravas" in Latin America.

Firts, I think it's important to say what I will say it's from a external look, since I'm not part of any barra, although I know some people who do.

The environment that lives inside represents a large part of the population in Chile and I would dare to say in Latin America. I can't include the whole planet, but I really don't think that's different. In there, the atmosphere is highly macho, violent and territorial, but how can that be explained? Many of the people comes from the lower strata of society and they have lived that way all their lives. Many don't have the privilege of a good education and they're vulnerable people abandoned by the State.

Also, being there this people develop a sense of belonging, they feel part of something, even many are capable of giving their lives for the colors or the team.

Beyond being part, agreeing with the act of the barras or not, before talk you have to understand the context of many of the people who are part. 

I think it's obvious to say that not all people act the same. In that context, there are some people or groups/collectives that are part try change the established, that is, stir the macho/sexist thinking, xenophobia and racism of the songs or chants and expressions, even transcend a little more and change the way of thinking of many people about differents social causes, but it's difficult to eliminate or change some things from society.