The architecture of soccer in Hong Kong; of happiness and fascism

Early start; Orell spent the night, in breaking dawn light, nervous boys try to eat breakfast.

Ev played at the Kellett sky-pitch this morning and I was musing at the hugely weird architecture of soccer in Hong Kong.  Up there.  In the sky. Towering over most of the world. Some of the rest towering over you.  Some of the things I can't help thinking about, modern urbanized existence, vs life (urbanization is a key mega-trend), societies which value people - and those which prioritize materialism.  

It interests me that in The World Happiness Report , released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network of the United Nations a few days ago, the happiest countries on earth are all effectively socialist: high participation in democratic process, high tax, high social security, low income disparity, significant labour security: Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden and Australia.  It's just not that hard to know what the right choices to make are, if you are a developed country.  

In contrast: low tax, zero social security, huge income disparity, zero labour security:

Nope, the picture above is not Evan's football.  It's a painting by Adolf Hitler (who after the first world war was a struggling artist).  I recall reading about his world-view as reflected in his painting's  common thematics: orderly lines, massive buildings dwarfing little people; places being more important than the lives of those living there. 

Fingertips push away a dipping, very crafty long shot.  He had a busy day, and kept a clean sheet with his team winning 3-0 in the end.

Goal-mouth melee after a corner, Ev gets the fist up and punches away.

Probably his best save - hit very hard, mid-height from close range - gets across and parries with both hands, my photo being that half second too late, after contact.