BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar criticism

Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by jedimind on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:31PM (#33684358)

Is this the same BBC that's quick to whitewash Israeli apartheid policies? The corruption of FIFA was apparent for a long time, yet it's only now that certain governments seem to loudly voice their criticism.

Don't get me wrong, some of the criticisms of Qatari policies esp. regarding migrant workers is perfectly valid, but seeing the criticism coming from certain groups that are actively being apologetic for worse crimes[0] reeks of dishonest motivations.

[0] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apart...

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by bobthepanda on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:47PM (#33684539)

No, people raised concerns about the Qatari selection almost immediately. It’s just come up in the news cycle again because it is now actually happening.

Most of the FIFA officials involved have been indicted for a while.

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by kelthuzad on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:10PM (#33684765)

I don't think that he was necessarily talking about the timing of the criticism but the target that triggered it while the groups that are now preaching certain values when they are actively betraying those values in action and coverage in similar scenarios.

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by seydor on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:40PM (#33685032)

It would be interesting to see a counterargument that is more interesting than casual whataboutism in here.

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by lamontcg on Sunday November 20, 2022 @07:32PM (#33687193)

"But what about Israel" is literally whataboutism.

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