The “They’re really going to have a World Cup in QATAR?” Thread

[Raf]

You actually believe that the boycott was a moral decision out of love for the Afghans? Do you know the regimes the US backed and armed in the 80's?

No, which is why I said in the second sentence that it was a geopolitical decision and their allies were doing horrible things at the time.

I was responding to your point that mass slaughter in Syria doesnt count as much as mass Slaughter in Ukraine when it comes to stopping a country from hosting a tournament. Your reason was due to them having too much melanin in their skin for people to moralise. I gave a counterexample of America trying to stop or boycott a tournament when brown people were being slaughtered. It was also a good example of moralising because moralising usually involves an unjustified sense of superiority which the Americans clearly had when condemning the Soviets campaign of mass terror in afghanistan when their own allies were doing similar.

It has nothing to do with them caring about Afghans, if they did they wouldve negotiated a withdrawal with the soviets from the beginning. Instead, they armed Mujahideen scum who would throw acid in women's faces during their free time and then did absolutely nothing to help the country after the Soviet withdrawal.

 

[stevee]

Yes, I don't believe the government should be in the business of policing what people do in their bedrooms. That's the short answer since that's what you asked for.

The longer answer includes a lot more details and whether that alone is enough to strip Qatar of the world cup but that's a different topic

Absolutely it's a different topic.
It was all bribery and corruption that got them the world cup, regardless of their stance on human rights, the same as Russia.

It's not quite the answer to the question I asked.
Saying that you don't believe the government should be in the business of policing what people do on their bedrooms is not the same as agreeing that LBGT + people should have the same rights and privileges as everyone else.


I take it that you condemn Qatar's laws on homosexuality, their regime and the makers of those laws then ?

 

[yes]

FIFA - "focus on the football"

Fifa tells World Cup nations to 'focus on football'

Fifa writes to all 32 teams competing at the controversial World Cup in Qatar to tell them the time has come to "focus on the football".

www.bbc.co.uk

Bunch of corrupt dickheads.

Absolutely fucking mad that we're having a world cup in a country where you can be sent to prison for 7 years for being gay.

I'm surprised and disappointed that no countries boycotted the tournament. It's football. It means fuck all in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Nutter-Naylor]

World Cup organisers are PAYING football fans to travel to Qatar

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) confirmed the policy of inviting groups of supporters to the finals as guests after reports by Dutch public broadcaster NOS.

www.google.com

 

[Maccer]

Wales' national football teams could change their name to Cymru - the Welsh name for Wales - after this year's World Cup in Qatar.
Wales football: FAW considers Cymru team name change after World Cup - Wales consider Cymru name change after World Cup

Looks like Iceland are following suit and going back to their original name.
Bejam.

 

[Legacy Lilywhite]

World Cup organisers are PAYING football fans to travel to Qatar

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) confirmed the policy of inviting groups of supporters to the finals as guests after reports by Dutch public broadcaster NOS.

www.google.com

Another source.

 

[Shadydan]

Pay me and I'll still give it a bad review.

 

[Chevy5]

Looks like Iceland are following suit and going back to their original name.
Bejam.

Could've been worse — could've been Oddbins.

 

[Raf]

Another source.

Richest country in the world but still feel the need to spend billions (sportswashing) to try and make the rest of the world hate them less.

 

[Zomb]

I hope something tragic happens so this WC is remembered as a renowned disaster

 

[Shadydan]

I hope something tragic happens so this WC is remembered as a renowned disaster

Yeah, that's taking it too far I think

Pretty sure the majority of the world see this WC as a disaster already, we don't need a tragedy to confirm what we already know.

File this in the it is what it is category, it's 30 days of football, it'll be over in a month then we can move on with our lives.

 

[Airfixx]

I hope something tragic happens so this WC is remembered as a renowned disaster

Not been enough deaths already?

 

[Jimmy D]

Another source.

"Sources have confirmed that the group — which is understood to include four members of the England band, including its leader John Hemmingham"

I couldn't stand that band as it was, now there's more reason to loathe the bastards. They will probably say they were going anyway. But being paid to cheer and sing, when you're told; and write positive comments about an abhorrent regime. Fuck them.

 

[Zomb]

Not been enough deaths already?

Clearly not. Been quietly filed away without too much fuss

 

[Airfixx]

Clearly not.

I think you'll find there's been too much already.

 

[Emala]

I hope something tragic happens so this WC is remembered as a renowned disaster

Fucking psychopath.

 

[Frankfurter]

Clearly not. Been quietly filed away without too much fuss

Hats off! You are very generous with other people's lives!

 

[Zomb]

I think you'll find there's been too much already.

Agree that’s my point. It’s been brushed under the carpet. Will take a westerner getting 10 years in prison or a stoning for it to really land…. Never mind the Bangladeshi workers they’ve treated like utter shit for years

Hopefully Lineker gets banged up or 50 public lashes

 

[Airfixx]

Agree that’s my point. It’s been brushed under the carpet. Will take a westerner getting 10 years in prison or a stoning for it to really land…. Never mind the Bangladeshi workers they’ve treated like utter shit for years

Those that care to, already know......

Further suffering is no answer.

Hopefully Lineker gets banged up or 50 public lashes

LOL.

 

[Deuterz]

Agree that’s my point. It’s been brushed under the carpet. Will take a westerner getting 10 years in prison or a stoning for it to really land…. Never mind the Bangladeshi workers they’ve treated like utter shit for years

Hopefully Lineker gets banged up or 50 public lashes

I'm not sure hoping somebody gets stoned to death is the appropriate response to a group of other people doing horrible things.