Qatar's bid for hosting WC 2022 (32 Viewers)

[Seven]

You're not very fond of them, that much is obvious. Care to explain the strong feelings?

I expect the citizens of a country that was responsible for the greatest genocide humanity has ever known to be cautious when electing their leaders. Coming down hard on southern Europeans while implying that they do not work as hard or not as financially smart (subtext: like us Germans) is a very dangerous line to walk and should be punished by the German people, rather than applauded.

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It is now, of course it is, your part of the world has gone through a lot to reach the civilized state that it is right now.

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You're not very fond of them, that much is obvious. Care to explain the strong feelings?

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One of the highest obesity levels in the world. An extremely high standard of living can do that to you I guess.

Actually Africa is facing an epidemic of obesity. Also in the States obesity is often linked with poverty.


As for the actual debate: it is quite clear that this World Cup should never have been assigned to Qatar. Now that is has been, that decision should be revoked. Qatar bought their way to the decision, slaves will be used when constructing the stadium and the climate simply doesn't allow football. Each of those facts is enough basis to overrule the decision on itself, but combined they make for a very compelling argument.

Do you not agree, Fred?

 

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[Fred]

So we shouldn't critize them? I don't get why some people, mostly a group of Muslims, seems like defending todays atroticies with something which has nothing to do with people today.

You should. But you should also understand that countries take time to evolve, obviously that doesn't mean we should condone the way labor is treated in Qatar because it is unacceptable. Looking down on them and calling their country degrading names like you guys do here is not acceptable, constructive criticism is.

 

[Seven]

You should. But you should also understand that countries take time to evolve, obviously that doesn't mean we should condone the way labor is treated in Qatar because it is unacceptable. Looking down on them and calling their country degrading names like you guys do here is not acceptable, constructive criticism is.

You can't really compare an evolution in our modern information technology world with an evolution in the Dark Ages. And that they are supposedly still evolving is far from enough to condone what happens over there. The name calling is childish, but understandable, given how this entire mockery of a World Cup came to exist.

 

[Fred]

You can't really compare an evolution in our modern information technology world with an evolution in the Dark Ages. And that they are supposedly still evolving is far from enough to condone what happens over there. The name calling is childish, but understandable, given how this entire mockery of a World Cup came to exist.

I wasn't referring to the dark ages, I was actually comparing them to the beginning of the 20th century which isn't that far away. Also the fact that they are involving definitely does not condone what happens, not in this day and age. Still, you should understand that it's unrealistic to expect third world countries who are not even close to being a century old as a nation state to be held to the same standards you hold developed countries who have been nation states for a century or more. It's not condoning, it's understanding that realistically it is an evolutionary process.

 

[Hængebøffer]

Whatever, Fred.

 

[Enron]

The US is a lot younger than Europe. Guess we're off the hook boys!

 

[Raz]

Typical americans, Europe isn't a country...

 

[Seven]

I wasn't referring to the dark ages, I was actually comparing them to the beginning of the 20th century which isn't that far away. Also the fact that they are involving definitely does not condone what happens, not in this day and age. Still, you should understand that it's unrealistic to expect third world countries who are not even close to being a century old as a nation state to be held to the same standards you hold developed countries who have been nation states for a century or more. It's not condoning, it's understanding that realistically it is an evolutionary process.

Yes. I understand it is an evolutionary process. But that doesn't mean we should let it slide. And even if it's not possible to change Qatar overnight, we definitely should not hand over the World Cup to them.

 

[The Curr]

Typical americans, Europe isn't a country...

 

[Enron]

Typical americans, Europe isn't a country...

I dont think I said Europe was a country. Do I need to imply that Europe isnt country? Is this not known?

 

[swag]

She's kind of a hot blonde. Actually knowing something would be pointless.

 

[lgorTudor]

$#@! me, we're getting the moral high horse treatment by a German and an American. The world does go round, doesn't it?

Getting defensive over a comment that was neither directed at you nor at your fellow countrymen but at your football association. Why are you not against unpaid labor yourself? Why do you check the nationality of those who are against it? Why does it matter whether I, an individual, am German, American and whatnot? What did I personally do to deserve being not allowed to criticize the miserable conditions of stadium building slaves in Qatar?

Germany has been specialising in moral high horse treatment with an edge of racism for quite a while now. If I were a German, that'd be the last thing I'd do though.

Elaborate? Reading the Bild doesn't count. Apart from the silly fact that you consider people representatives of the respective nation rather than individual beings, you don't know shit bout Germans.
You are a racist piece of shit. Not "all Belgians", not "all lawyers", not all users with a number as nickname it's just you.

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I got as much German blood in my body as Fr3sh does. In fact my predecessors fought two wars against Germany and now I am defending them. Can your 8bit brain handle this?

 

[Seven]

Are you at all familiar with the European Union?

 

[Lion]

seven

the computer u are using now, ur clothes, ur smart phone, all were bult using slave labor.

that is all

 

[Raz]

Don't you guys build your own computers? That's weak.

 

[Fred]

Getting defensive over a comment that was neither directed at you nor at your fellow countrymen but at your football association. Why are you not against unpaid labor yourself? Why do you check the nationality of those who are against it? Why does it matter whether I, an individual, am German, American and whatnot? What did I personally do to deserve being not allowed to criticize the miserable conditions of stadium building slaves in Qatar?


Elaborate? Reading the Bild doesn't count. Apart from the silly fact that you consider people representatives of the respective nation rather than individual beings, you don't know shit bout Germans.
You are a racist piece of shit. Not "all Belgians", not "all lawyers", not all users with a number as nickname it's just you.

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I got as much German blood in my body as Fr3sh does. In fact my predecessors fought two wars against Germany and now I am defending them. Can your 8bit brain handle this?

Come on I was half joking. While it is ironic, obviously a German or an American can still criticize others, you're not eternally damned by the actions of your forefathers, of course not

 

[Seven]

Come on I was half joking. While it is ironic, obviously a German or an American can still criticize others, you're not eternally damned by the actions of your forefathers, of course not

Don't bother responding to him, he intentionally misses the point. And when you explain it to him, he suddenly disappears. What a loser.

 

[Hist]

Yes. I understand it is an evolutionary process. But that doesn't mean we should let it slide. And even if it's not possible to change Qatar overnight, we definitely should not hand over the World Cup to them.

Because we don't like the way they treat their workers? Thats retarded.

A world cup should be given to the nation that could host the cup best and not to the most moral nation in the world. You will always find something that you don't like about every candidate country if morality is going to be your judgment criteria.

Qatar shouldn't host the world cup because of the weather and the alleged bribery. Their labor laws are irrelevant to being able to host the cup unless they are having riots and strikes all over the place the way it was in Brazil.

 

[Seven]

Because we don't like the way they treat their workers? Thats retarded.

A world cup should be given to the nation that could host the cup best and not to the most moral nation in the world. You will always find something that you don't like about every candidate country if morality is going to be your judgment criteria.

Qatar shouldn't host the world cup because of the weather and the alleged bribery. Their labor laws are irrelevant to being able to host the cup unless they are having riots and strikes all over the place the way it was in Brazil.

Lol. What? At least try to show some dignity for human rights.

 

[JuveJay]

Their labor laws are irrelevant to being able to host the cup unless they are having riots and strikes all over the place the way it was in Brazil.

Hundreds of people dying and living in squalor in a country which shits money is hardly irrelevant. But of course from the sporting perspective there was no reason to give it to Qatar.