Kepar@sh.itjust.works to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 17 hours agoGerman soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trumpapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1620arrow-down12
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minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·16 hours agoNo one boycotted Qatar. They are not going to boycott USA.
minus-squareAirowird@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·15 hours agoHonestly, a boycott of the US after going along with Qatar means even more in the discussion. Because it means the US is considered to be worse than a theocratic oligarchy
minus-squaremanxu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·15 hours agoDefine “worse.” Qatar definitely didn’t threaten to invade EU territory and annex it.
minus-squaregustofwind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-214 hours agoNo but they did build the entire World Cup stadium complexes with actual slaves. Only a few hundred died and everyone still went
minus-squareAirowird@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoThat would be one example of the US being worse. Just in general, the US seems to treat both Europe and its own population worse, compared to Qatar. And that’s assuming all the slavery accusation of Qatar are 100% true.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoWhat about Canada and Mexico?
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoI don’t think they would be prepared to take over it fully in time, so it would probably just be cancelled.
No one boycotted Qatar. They are not going to boycott USA.
Honestly, a boycott of the US after going along with Qatar means even more in the discussion.
Because it means the US is considered to be worse than a theocratic oligarchy
Define “worse.” Qatar definitely didn’t threaten to invade EU territory and annex it.
No but they did build the entire World Cup stadium complexes with actual slaves. Only a few hundred died and everyone still went
That would be one example of the US being worse.
Just in general, the US seems to treat both Europe and its own population worse, compared to Qatar.
And that’s assuming all the slavery accusation of Qatar are 100% true.
What about Canada and Mexico?
I don’t think they would be prepared to take over it fully in time, so it would probably just be cancelled.