Yes, amazing really, how when 'Qatar' was announced back in 2010 how little people cared about the country's stance on homosexuality, as well as being aware of their deployment of slave labour, as that is nothing new, nor that they've had the same attitudes about both themes for decades, if not centuries?
Didn't see twelve years of protestation and preemptive threats to boycott the event, but in its stead, we got "Cor blimey, that World Cup's gonna be a bit hot, innit", which was about the extent of people's concerns.
Of course now, everyone's 'outraged' at Qatar's human rights record, as though it's something they devised in a brainstorming session to piss of the Western Hemisphere, and are somehow of the belief that wearing 'One Love' armbands will make them see the error of their ways. It's simply another 'cause' to latch on to, all whilst partaking in the tournament. Surely better to boycott the event at the last minute then, to really drive the message home?
But of course no, money talks, and half these players and managers care about it as long as it's 'trending', as you can be sure it'll be forgotten once the festivities are over. And lest we forget, their 'empathy' only extends so far, as many have chosen NOT to openly defy their hosts, by NOT wearing armbands, for fear of player suspensions/ fines/ being thrown out of the competition. How's that for stunning and brave!
Also not a peep from Lineker, current players or managers when Qatar was announced for 2022, and the country was throwing homosexual men off buildings or 'transitioning' them into women - the silence was deafening!
But hey-ho, I guess people will be as incensed up to the point they're not, and exhibit their selective outrage dependent on the games they want to watch. After all, that's what freedom's all about, right?
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