In honour of FIFA, who are absolutely not corrupt bastardsSubmitted by daveclampart t3_z01bdx in funny
daveclampart OP t1_ix3ayfo wrote
Reply to comment by councilmember in In honour of FIFA, who are absolutely not corrupt bastards by daveclampart
I guess the more unfit you are to host it the more you are willing to pay in bribes. But yeah Qatar should've been ruled out straight away. Even if you ignore their record on human rights the original bid was for a summer tournament ffs. In 40C+ heat. 🙈
FatherOfLights88 t1_ix3io9w wrote
But like... couldn't they have used the bribes as a chance to get the opportunity to show how fit they actually are? Nooo... instead, they squander such an opportunity by continually putting their worst foot forward. Such a wasted opportunity.
hedonisticaltruism t1_ix3wtk7 wrote
> they squander such an opportunity by continually putting their worst foot forward
Eh, they probably think it is their best foot forward.
FatherOfLights88 t1_ix3wwp1 wrote
That's even more disappointing, isn't it?
hedonisticaltruism t1_ix3x5cd wrote
Was I saying otherwise? lol
I posted this in another comment on really how we get here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjbay54F4U
TLDR: corruption fed from narcissists with infinite money.
FatherOfLights88 t1_ix3xl5b wrote
I was agreeing with you and emphasizing the point.
hedonisticaltruism t1_ix3y3sj wrote
Sure - I suppose the format of text without intonation or body language makes asking questions possible sound accusatory (even if I know your frustration is not borne off any sense of my dismissal but of being generally exasperated by the situation).
FatherOfLights88 t1_ix3yi1p wrote
I can't shake the feeling you're being contrary for sake of being so. There's no need for this interaction to have gone this particular direction.
mekanik-maschine t1_ix48msd wrote
I love how you worded this. So calm and collected.
matrixislife t1_ix49ooo wrote
FIFA awards based on how big the bribe is though. If Qatar were to spend that money on improving conditions for people they'd just have to find more money to spend on the bribes.
chanaramil t1_ix4d3yw wrote
I honestly think the people there who are doing the bribing are so isolated from the atrocities and so backwards on there view of human rights they didn't even think there would be much of a controversy.
jobbybob t1_ix4c1gi wrote
Countries have been wising up to things like FIFA and the Olympics, rather then building new facilities they are re-using existing etc. There is also plenty of data to show the revenue is never As lucrative as the projections, most countries loose a significant amount of cash.
These parasitic organizations are finding it harder to find a host nation who will put with them. So Qatar probably got it easily after flashing a bit of cash.
merlinsbeers t1_ix6mmfa wrote
s/bit/fuckton
They should have just bought the organization.
xisakkku t1_ix4yyvd wrote
If we are talking about human rights USA should not host 2026 wc then,not supporting qatar at all but just saying
nelson4070 t1_ix63869 wrote
Yeah definitely the same scale (ironical tone)
xisakkku t1_ix643gq wrote
China 1945-1946
Syria 1949
Korea 1950-1953
China 1950-1953
Iran 1953
Guatemala 1954
Tibet 1955-1970s
Indonesia 1958
Cuba 1959
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960-1965
Iraq 1960-1963
Dominican Republic 1961
Vietnam 1961-1973
Brazil 1964
Belgian Congo 1964
Guatemala 1964
Laos 1964-1973
Dominican Republic 1965-1966
Peru 1965
Greece 1967
Guatemala 1967-1969
Cambodia 1969-1970
Chile 1970-1973
Argentina 1976
Turkey 1980
Poland 1980-1981
El Salvador 1981-1992
Nicaragua 1981-1990
Cambodia 1980-1995
Angola 1980
Lebanon 1982-1984
Grenada 1983-1984
Philippines 1986
Libya 1986
Iran 1987-1988
Libya 1989
Panama 1989-1990
Iraq 1992-1996
Bosnia 1995
Iran 1998
Sudan 1998
Afghanistan 1998
Yugoslavia-Serbia 1999
Afghanistan 2001
Iraq 2002-2003
Somalia 2006-2007
Iran 2005- present
Libya 2011
tomjerman18 t1_ix67jjl wrote
but usa is world policeman, yes they can
xisakkku t1_ix64jnb wrote
https://scheerpost.com/2022/03/21/hedges-the-lie-of-american-innocence/ Also check this out look im not saying qatar is innocent but just because the USA is your favorite terrorist group doesnt mean they are innocent
firemyth t1_ix6ilwy wrote
First of all, using a bunch of military endeavors/political coups is not the same as openly having a misogynistic,theocratic, openly slave labor using, hyper repressive, hyper corrupt government
nelson4070 t1_ix6m765 wrote
Hello? We're talking plain old slavery on a massive and public scale.
STATE-APPROVED SLAVERY IS NOT ON THE SAME SCALE, WAKE UP
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