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The only thing that bothers me here is that Qatar is toted as an example. Fun fact: all these athlete citizens in Qatar have a special class of citizenship, as
by 616c 12y ago
The only thing that bothers me here is that Qatar is toted as an example.
Fun fact: all these athlete citizens in Qatar have a special class of citizenship, as in they are made Qatari but experience none of the perks, especially the very nice benefits of a petro-gas welfare state where basically everything from property to utilities to education abroad is subsidized.
Oh, and when they stop being useful, the citizenship is stripped. This is common knowledge and leads to interesting situations.
More interesting are Palestinian athletes who are not even made citizens. They are not allowed to see their passports. On trips abroad, their handlers carry them and they are only authorized for travel to and from Qatar for any event. Then, they are destroyed/cancelled until the next event.
So, please, do not use Qatar as an example.