I have some sympathy with the arguement that says the world cup should go to all parts of the world but having it in Qatar is ridiculous. If it was being held across all the countries in the Arabian peninsula I would feel a better about it.
The extreme financial waste building stadiums for 1 tournament in 1 tiny country, the deaths of contractors and environmental damage is disgusting.
The conservative social attitudes of the Qataris is also a problem for me. How much should we respect their beliefs and how much should they accept the lifestyles of their guests? It's not got an easy answer.
I'll probably still watch as many games as possible but it leaves a bad taste.
India is just as socially conservative as Qatar is, yet I doubt there would be many objections if the World Cup was taken there in monsoon season.
Fact is, nobody wants the tournament in Qatar. And nobody wants it at this time of year either. That's the main issue tbh. But they cover it up by complaining about corruption and human rights records and workers deaths instead. Host nations of tournaments rarely win in a 100% fair and transparent vote, and Qatar didn't either, but it's too late to complain about it now.
Qatar has its own culture and lifestyle and you can make as many protests as you like, but you're not going to change how they think people should behave since the year dot. That's the way they do things and they struggle to understand why the rest of the world objects to that. So if you don't like it, you don't have to watch it. But you will, because everyone watches the world cup, whether they like international football or not.
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