Boycott The Qatar World Cup?
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He literally just posted a picture. If anything, he's highlighting the hypocrisy, which he's allowed to do. He never argued Qatar is right or Germany is wrong. But b/c we all understand the implications of the picture, we scream whataboutism. It's lame as hell.
yes I won’t watch a single game. I’ve watched every World Cup since 1974. I typically watch every game, groups and all. I’m not watching because fifa is so corrupt and Qatar should never have been awarded this ex in the first place. My problem is with fifa primarily. The issues with Qatar are one of the reasons they shouldnt have been awarded this World Cup but it’s on fifa for this decision.
Amen
So the point was not to change the course of the conversation from qatari human rights abuses (which is the point of this thread) to western organizations are hypocrites. Right... I bet you own a lot of bridges.
The point could be:
"it is a shame German Football Association are hypocrites, hence untrustworthy which is bound to make their rightful pro-LGBT stance inaudible..."
I’ve used it at a certain poster who can’t seem to discuss Israel in the Israel thread.
This is a fairly broad thread talking about a whole range of topics - going from LGBT issues, political armbands, migrant workers, Fifa as an organisation and what they stand for, human rights and organisational structures. And asking the question why Ozil was given so much shit for speaking out about Uighurs (not necessarily by Fifa, but by other football organisations) in this thread is quite valid.
The problem is that following that logic we arrive at the conclusion literally no organization can criticize another organization. No person is pure, so no one can criticize anyone. I mean, we can, but we'd be hypocrites, so what's the point anyway?
All those issues related to qatar. No about china or germany.
The point is to post a counterexample is not automatically a whataboutism. Simple as.
The FAs of different countries have been discussed in this thread though, as well as a whole host of other topics. Someone bringing Ozil’s treatment at the hands of the German FA on the same day the German NT and FA make a political gesture is a valid thing to bring up.
A counter example to the loads of posts saying western fa's are not hypocrites? Can you point me to these posts claiming european fa's are not hypocrites and a leading example? Because it looks like a counter example to something that wasn't said.
I honestly see no difference to what fearless does bringing up hamas all the time in the palestine thread, but ok, let's disagree.
In a way my point is proven, in that the last few posts are about anything but the original intent of this thread, so I'll stop here.
It's a forum. He's allowed to point out the hypocrisy even if nobody posted they weren't hypocrites. He's allowed to share his point of view, correct? The fact that he wasn't responding to anything, in particular, makes the claims of whataboutism even more absurd.
No I get what you’re saying. He loves bringing up Uighurs/China, Saudi Arabia, etc as well (which is what my point was).
The other thing he does is just not discuss the topic and paste some irrelevant YouTube link which is nonsense.
It depends. I believe that most people would find criticism from Amnesty and HRW to be valid and trustworthy, as they've been writing about Qatar for years without shying away from other issues. Their impurity is not disqualifying them.
The impurity of most Western MSM and football organizations is far more problematic. And it is a credibility killer in the eyes of many around the world.
Then it's not really a counter example, is it? He's allowed to post whatever he wants, just as I have the right to point out it's whataboutism.
I'm sure you missed how amnesty was obliterated a few months ago regarding ukraine, with people saying "yeah but what about russia". This reasoning is everywhere and just dilutes the point that should be the focus in that moment.
Counter to the narrative in this thread, but you can just call it an example if you want to be precise. Regardless, if it's not countering anything as you say how can it be whataboutism? You do understand what that word means right?
As a person whose people have been abused and are now getting daily murdered by the state, I can tell you, I dream of the day our country has 2nd amendment. Maybe then, the 10-15% who run the country wouldn't be able to mass murder and silence the majority, just because they have all the guns.
I think it was Lenin who said, a single person with a gun can control 100 without a gun. It's hard to fight dictatorships and brutal state-sponsored murder with rocks and molotov cocktails
"germany player protested in qatar by covering their mouths"
"yeah what about that time they silenced ozil"
Not whataboutism at all.
As a person whose people have been abused and are now getting daily murdered by the state, I can tell you, I dream of the day our country has 2nd amendment. Maybe then, the 10-15% who run the country wouldn't be able to mass murder and silence the majority, just because they have all the guns.
I think it was Lenin who said, a single person with a gun can control 100 without a gun. It's hard to fight dictatorships and brutal state-sponsored murder with rocks and molotov cocktails
Your location is Canada.. Unless you are a native American your statement makes no sense.
I am Iranian. Living in Canada most my life, because I can't return home due to political reasons.
Feck this terrible world cup and everything it stands for.
That's not what happened and the side you agree with doesn't get to monopolize expressing opinions.
And that is exactly the point of whataboutery.
That makes sense. Hopefully something changes soon
Fifa is the problem.
Qatar is no place to host a world cup. In addition to the horrible laws discriminating women and killing/imprisoning gays, it is not fun hanging out there for supporters. A world cup should be a big party.
Russia was not much better. It is hypocritical they weren’t called out more for their homophobic laws and killing off critical journalists.
Now Fifa is considering a Saudi Arabia bid for the World Cup, can you believe it? Another horrible place.
Qatar is no place to host a world cup. In addition to the horrible laws discriminating women and killing/imprisoning gays, it is not fun hanging out there for supporters. A world cup should be a big party.
Russia was not much better. It is hypocritical they weren’t called out more for their homophobic laws and killing off critical journalists.
Now Fifa is considering a Saudi Arabia bid for the World Cup, can you believe it? Another horrible place.
fair play. Probably the first person i spoke to who actually does what he preaches for with respect to this topic. I might not agree with you, but respect.
Probably because it's not full of people defending China's actions and throwing around wild accusations of hypocrisy
I dont have any problem with people watching the games or going to Qatar for the games and I also dont have any problem with anyone who disagrees. Im happy and comfortable in that decision. I know Im going to miss a huge amount of great football and for me the WC is the best, I prefer it over club football and the EPL, its always been what I most look forward to. I already have an issue with the next WC but thats not likely to lead to me boycotting it. I hate the new 48 team WC thats happening next time. Football is losing its soul and FIFA is to blame.
Which is 'the side' that poster agrees with? The one that doesn't approve of migrant worker rights abuses and human rights abuses? Are these things you disagree with? Otherwise, I'm not sure what side you're referring to.
Don't start crying pedantry because you're imprecise in your posting. Try harder. Whataboutism is a diversionary tactic and a cheap one at that. It's not an attempt to counter the substance of the points made against Qatar.
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I imagine that thread would be significantly more active if China were hosting a world cup at the moment, but you'd likely be in it posting about how nobody gives a feck about human rights abuses in the middle east.
It is better to be a little hypocritical while increasing net good than to be perfectly consistent at doing jack shit.
That is the problem with the accusations that get called "whataboutism" here. When people here say "why don't you support this and not that?" they are not actually asking you to support this and that. They are just asking you to shut up.
The entire shtick of hypocrisy is so laughable when the vast majority of whataboutism is used to defend some of the most hypocritical people on earth.
It's like evangelicals complaining that a certain criticism of Trumpism is untactful
The entire shtick of hypocrisy is so laughable when the vast majority of whataboutism is used to defend some of the most hypocritical people on earth.
It's like evangelicals complaining that a certain criticism of Trumpism is untactful
Also it's aimed at complete strangers they know next to nothing about.
Haven’t watched a single match yet. Not because I’ve boycotted WC, but Qatar and FIFA arrogance have increased my threshold for watching matches. I’ve decided to limit my watching to the most exciting ones. It’s just my way to demonstrate against FIFA and abuse of power