[Dominican Republic / Haiti] - The National Self Bans the Neighbor from the Stadium to Feed a Phantom of Separate Identity

Event Baseline: Dominican Republic banned Haitian football fans from stadiums after clashes at a CONCACAF Nations League match in Santo Domingo.

The national self cannot tolerate the neighbor's presence. It projects ancient divisions onto a game. Both groups believe in their separate identity. This belief is the violence. The stadium becomes a border. The ban is not security; it is a confession that the illusion of separation is fragile.