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I remember supporting Ireland at WC 1994 because England failed to qualify.

You might be right about sports teams, activism and religiosity. It’s definitely something worth bearing in mind when looking for reasons for these behaviours. I’m part way reading an article about a study looking at left-wing authoritarianism, dark triad personality traits and activists, and seems to suggest that a lot of the most vocal activists (the black bloc types) may actually be cause-agnostic and be in it for the thrill of violence etc.