I'm angry and sad that 6,500 workers died in Qatar, but I'm (more) mad why my government keeps silent, mad about hypocrisy.
Qatar, the host of World Cup 2022.
Largest US airbase in the middle east actually in Qatar.
Also: HAMAS leader in Qatar.
Also: MOSSAD anonymous team.
Also: SVR special team.
Also: Taliban Commander.
Also: SAVAK Iranian intelligence. Reminder Iran & Qatar share a gas field, biggest ever gas field
Qatar:
Not so religious than Saudi (*arguably). Saudi has too many "ultra conservative clerics", but also has a brutal/gargantuan power of Prince like MBS. Qatar doesn't.
MBS in 2018 & 2022
Banned ONE LOVE armband (FIFA already announced 5 hours ago, and Germany, England, Wales, Netherlands etc backed down. Teams representing seven European nations at the World Cup have announced their captains will no longer wear the OneLove armband in Qatar after FIFA, which organizes the tournament, said players sporting the bands would be sanctioned. After it was announced teams would not be wearing OneLove armbands while playing in the World Cup, presenter Alex Scott sported one to present England's opening game. German commentator Claudia Neumann is wearing rainbow t-shirt as she's broadcasting the game between the USA and Wales from the World Cup in Qatar. Waiting another presenter from Netherland, Belgium, France, Spain, etc)
*complicated situation Germany Government and FC Bayern Munich with Qatar, about human rights, energy (*after EU banned oil & gas from Russia), click here
No, it's too simplified "because Caucasian countries ban hijab, so we banned alcohol (Budweiser) and banned LGBT".
UAE, Qatar’s neighborhood. Same crazy rich in the Middle East.
If Qatar banned LGBT, Qatar would never ever invest in the US or Europe. The fact: 60% ultra expensive building in London, already acquired by Qatar. Ex US Embassy in London (Grosvenor Square) already acquired by Qatar. Colin Kahl (Pentagon high ranking advisor) said "hopefully Middle East countries are not too close with China ''. Imagine if the US or Europe banned Qatar investment. So Qatar must invest with &/ in China? Lol.
6,500 migrant workers, including Indonesia (popular with the phrase “TKI”) died, in the middle of a gargantuan project which cost US$ 220 BILLION to build everything in Qatar. But Sochi, the Winter Olympics, (Putin spent) US$ 80 billion. Qatar spent 220 Billion to build the entire country, not only for the World Cup.
If Indonesia (*bidding for the Summer Olympic 2036, with Capital City NUSANTARA, so far only Seoul to be rival) really serious to (try) winning the bid competition, Indonesia will spend US$ 190 billion. Nearly the same budget as Qatar (220 B).
No, the WEST very loud to critic about 6,500 died not because Qatar is Muslim / Moslem countries. The fact (I assumed) 60% of 6,500 are Moslem/Muslim (*still very angry why Bu Retno Marsudi, Indonesia Foreign Minister, keep silent, lol). From South Asia Bengali Moslem, Sri Lankan Moslem, Africa Maghrebi Moslem, TKI / Indonesian workers. The number may be bigger than reporting, and it is still mysterious how many of each country (of migrant workers) actually died in Qatar because of un-transparency from the Qatari government and the contractors/migrant workers suppliers. (click here)
Especially Germany: Germany is the leader of construction in the global scale/level. 30-40 % of the German economy = (direct / indirect) from construction / engineer workers. So the Germans were really angry why 6,500 died, regardless of the high level architect agency, top class architect agency hired by Qatar. Why does the (architect) agency keep silent? Why Bu Retno kept silent lol. Shameful.
But again:
‘Strong moral backbone’ seems to have snapped at the thought of someone waving a yellow card in their faces. Iranian football players are brave enough to boycott their own national anthem in the face of the current brutal crackdown on protestors (& maybe facing torture after World Cup / back to Tehran), but several Western Teams (Germany among them) won’t wear an armband because they might get a yellow card?
FIFA are terrible. But the FA’s, DFBs, KNVB Ons Oranjes, etc insistence on virtue-signalling, and then caving, is pathetic too.
Absolutely furious about this FA/DFB/Wales FA, KNVB Ons Oranje etc armband U-turn. Makes an Absolute mockery of the whole 'we're going to speak out about human rights in Qatar rather than boycott (like BBC, refuse to broadcast opening ceremony of World Cup) it' stance. LOL. DFB, FA, KNVB etc made such a fuss about wearing virtue-signalling armbands at this World Cup. Even more ridiculous they've now been bullied into not wearing them. If you're going to virtue-signal, at least have the guts to stick to.
Why did the BBC air the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics nine months ago on BBC1? Are China's human rights abuses (in UIGHUR) not as bad as Qatar's? BBC jealous because Qatar acquired 60% of London?
Where was all this BBC moral outage at the Russia World Cup? And will you be doing it at the next one in USA, re guns/abortion etc? Or is just Arab countries/culture that trouble you?
What if US also bribe FIFA (regardless, maybe Canadian FA and Mexican FA aren't) for World Cup bid 2026 (*still under Trump when the US won the bid alongside Canada & Mexico). What if Trump wins 2024? Are you boycotting U.S. ? LOL
As the Qatar World Cup started, can we please stop the incessant bloody virtue-signalling and focus on the footbal.
My Noah's Ark if Twitter really game over
