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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_ixlwgox wrote
If you were depraved enough to actually support this disgusting, hateful, sh*t show, then you deserve to get ripped off.
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Olliekitty t1_ixm3s36 wrote
More like lies and maliciousness. They said certain things were allowed and then reversed their decisions. Then it was indifference from FIFA in not pressing them to follow their word or they'd pull out.
arathorn867 t1_ixm66ft wrote
No sympathy for anyone involved in the world cup.
Everyone's known for years about the slave labor, human rights violations, and everything else. If you still participate that's on you.
thetitleofmybook t1_ixm83z9 wrote
the FIFA officials can sleep at night on the large stacks of money they received as bribes.
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DirtyDoctrine t1_ixmifdc wrote
The only ethical behavior is boycotting all WCs
DrTBag t1_ixmma11 wrote
I disagree. Qatar took over an event that doesn't typically have these sorts of issues. They should never have been allowed to host, but given they are they should be accomodating of the typical world cup crowd. Theres no excuse for being intolerant of the very fans you sought to lure in. There's definitely no excuse for not having suitable accomodation ready. They knew the timing and attendance is way down on what they were expecting given a large number of people are boycotting.
mtarascio t1_ixmncej wrote
Both can be true.
mtarascio t1_ixmng9i wrote
Randomly catching Morgan Freeman delivering that monologue was one of the most disappointing things I've ever seen.
HildemarTendler t1_ixmp68k wrote
Calling Qatar third world is not helpful. The country has immense wealth, its citizens have one of the highest standards of living anywhere in the world.
What needs to be said is that it has a slave-based economy that didn't exist in the 20th century. It is completely foreign to the Western world, even as it is just an extreme form of our own economies.
Olliekitty t1_ixmqfl3 wrote
> its citizens have one of the highest standards of living anywhere in the world.
This is only meaningful when put next to the ratio of citizens to non-citizen workers.
sgrams04 t1_ixmrzo7 wrote
He likes tacos
nutmeggerking t1_ixms14p wrote
Yep, I am not even watching it this year
nutmeggerking t1_ixms6k9 wrote
Wait what monologue?
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Aptosauras t1_ixmvsda wrote
330 000 citizens, 2.2 million non-citizen workers.
arathorn867 t1_ixn0ynv wrote
It's like saying the citizens of the old American south had a high standard of living. It's accurate, and misses the entire issue. Sure citizens have it great when hardly anyone is a citizen.
orus t1_ixn3d2l wrote
But not surprising. You throw enough money and these guys will even choke their monkey in public. Their public persona is a well-crafted PR facade.
Inside_Increase_2930 t1_ixn80yf wrote
Ah yes, the country with no human rights, no press freedom, no freedom of speech, offers the best standard of living in the world. Surely!
Jillredhanded t1_ixn8v8o wrote
No sympathy for the fans who traveled there either.
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sherm39 t1_ixnedv9 wrote
Ultimately, you're right, and as time goes on, only the worst countries will be interested in the inhumane, greed - driven business of WC construction, displacement, and laying waste to communities. But one step at a time.
littlebubulle t1_ixnjgji wrote
We do have sympathy for the workers.
grundlefuck t1_ixnjoyb wrote
Fuck them supporting this nasty shit anyway.
Wayward_Whines t1_ixnlhoq wrote
This comment has to be a joke right? Of course they have a high standard of living when your per capita income isn’t impacted by low wage workers. It’s easy to do when you have slaves! And oil. It’s a third world country (by the actual definition and by the modern interpretation of the term.).
namesaremptynoise t1_ixnlq9v wrote
>its citizens have one of the highest standards of living anywhere in the world.
Somehow I doubt the LGBT+ and female citizens would agree.
Barbarake t1_ixnu7ki wrote
This. They reneged on their agreement two days before the World Cup started. And I would bet a lot of money they planned on doing exactly this from the beginning.
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victorfiction t1_ixnzc0p wrote
It’s a shithole bro. If you can’t live free, what’s even the point of being rich? Fuck Qatar.
BadMedAdvice t1_ixo57ao wrote
>its citizens have one of the highest standards of living anywhere in the world.
> it has a slave-based economy
Umm... Yeah. That part.
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GreyLordQueekual t1_ixoakz8 wrote
Qatar doesn't really care about any of those things. They bought the limelight and are showing the things they want to show and do care about.
Queensthief t1_ixobowo wrote
Anyone who went to Qatar is guilty of negligence.
90swasbest t1_ixog5qu wrote
Yes, much different than the peaceful, tolerant environs of Russia and Brazil.
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Evil_Empire_1961 t1_ixoz4vh wrote
#50,000 of them are millionaires
Biogeopaleochem t1_ixp6c5b wrote
Totally agree. I boycotted the World Cup this year. And every other year for that matter.
JohnHwagi t1_ixp7gjn wrote
There is no need to demolish anything or build new stadiums to host a World Cup or Olympics. Countries that don’t already have the infrastructure shouldn’t host it.
International sports are awesome, but FIFA is screwy.
ilovefacebook t1_ixpavyj wrote
i believe all the folks who were involved in Russia and qatar getting the wc are fired/indicted?
Cin77 t1_ixpbmsu wrote
No, he likes takkos
DirtyDoctrine t1_ixpfro8 wrote
Maybe, but this isn't really the first case of the FIFA board being completely corrupt and overlooking human rights abuses.
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ilovefacebook t1_ixy76gj wrote
I'm not educated on this, but was it the same people?
DirtyDoctrine t1_ixzxwu0 wrote
No, it's different people, but corruption is the one thread that connects them.
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