BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar criticism

Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by seydor on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:01PM (#33684674)

The worst bit is that football is literally poor people's sport around the world. FIFA has a responsibility to bring the popular sport everywhere , especially in the developing world. This is bringing it to a petrocountry taking advantage of the poor.

The worst defense of Qatar that i 've heard was defending the uber-rich country on grounds of anti-europeanism.

EDIT: i got it mixed up, it was not from taleb but from Branko Milanovic: https://twitter.com/BrankoMilan/status/1593479684754444288

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by zahma on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:05PM (#33684718)

I'd expect better from Nassim Taleb. He's lost the thread on this one.

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by the_only_law on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:06PM (#33684730)

I’ve seen the guy immediately insult and block people who disagree with him. Not surprising.

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