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Won’t be watching any of the World Cup as a protest towards the terrible treatment of the labourers there and the corrupt process of selecting Qatar. I only ho
by dav43 5y ago
Won’t be watching any of the World Cup as a protest towards the terrible treatment of the labourers there and the corrupt process of selecting Qatar.
I only hope others follow.
- dataengineer56 5y agoI thought this was debunked and that the death rates were lower per capita than if the migrants had remained in their home countries. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33019838 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33019838
- actionfromafar 5y agoEven if it is debunked, that article is from 2015. What happened the next 7 years?
- smcl 5y agoThe poor treatment of migrant labourers in Qatar has certainly not been debunked. I did not hear about the death rate being different, but having your passport confiscated and your wages withheld is about as close to slavery as we are likely to see among developed nations
- toxik 5y ago“Oh, they would’ve died anyway” is not a valid argument.
- dataengineer56 5y agoWe all have to die...
- kerrsclyde 5y agoMe also. And because of the insanely corrupt way it awarded. Bidding for a summer World Cup then deciding (after it awarding!) that it's far too hot in the summer to play football in a desert.
- partomniscient 5y agoI've also boycotted sportsball for the same reason. Its stretched too far. Its about now about the money and power, not playing the game. Entertainment used to be watching people slaughtered in arenas. Now the entertainment is watched after people are worked to death building arenas. The death cost for enertainment is still there, just in a different place. Why is any of this considered entertainment if that's what it costs?