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As an additional data point. Qatar and the building of the stadiums. Migrant workers kept in absolute inhumane conditions and worked to death in the heat. If a
by pas 4y ago
As an additional data point. Qatar and the building of the stadiums. Migrant workers kept in absolute inhumane conditions and worked to death in the heat.
If a culture is okay with that maybe it's okay to want to nudge that culture to change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnAER5JHHjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnAER5JHHjo
- jacquesm 4y agoThose games should have been boycotted by any country that is a signatory to various anti-slavery declarations. Instead they were used to whitewash the reputation of the government.
- pas 4y agoIt's a "private event", after all FIFA is just a big trade group, that happens to have a de facto monopoly. I think the correct course of action would be to "tax the shit out of that" too. (Just as with all the other stuff mentioned in the comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34172394 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34172394) But of course it's never the right time to do that, as currently half the EU is trying to suck their dick for a bit more natural gas. :/