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Boycott Qatar

Bristol City

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Morning all!

Had an interesting chat with some mates last night about a potential fan led boycott of Qatar 2022. Writing this really just to gauge people’s opinions and to see if there would ever be sufficient support for it to be a realistic option.

The horrific human right abuses of workers getting the stadiums ready in time for the tournament are well documented and in many cases amounted to modern day slavery. Many lost their lives.

Could we collectively say enough is enough and ask the question to what depths is society willing to sink in order to promote the game we all love? These questions won’t be asked loudly at the top with so much money involved. What a huge statement it would make if broadcasters and sponsors were boycotted during the games. Something that could potentially trigger similar movements in areas other than football where corruption and human right abuses are rife.

I’d imagine for most, not watching England in a major tournament is unthinkable. Would an option be for one match to be boycotted? Something everyone could get on board with to send a strong message. Or at the very least show the families of those who died building the stadiums that there are people on the other side of the world who give a shit.

Like I said this isn’t a call to arms. Just a way of gaging opinion. If it is generally positive there’s no reason other forums can’t be contacted to see if something meaningful can be put together. With OTIB leading the way!

Have a good football less weekend. We all needed a break!

Rhinestone Wurzel
 

Bristol City said:
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Morning all!

Had an interesting chat with some mates last night about a potential fan led boycott of Qatar 2022. Writing this really just to gauge people’s opinions and to see if there would ever be sufficient support for it to be a realistic option.

The horrific human right abuses of workers getting the stadiums ready in time for the tournament are well documented and in many cases amounted to modern day slavery. Many lost their lives.

Could we collectively say enough is enough and ask the question to what depths is society willing to sink in order to promote the game we all love? These questions won’t be asked loudly at the top with so much money involved. What a huge statement it would make if broadcasters and sponsors were boycotted during the games. Something that could potentially trigger similar movements in areas other than football where corruption and human right abuses are rife.

I’d imagine for most, not watching England in a major tournament is unthinkable. Would an option be for one match to be boycotted? Something everyone could get on board with to send a strong message. Or at the very least show the families of those who died building the stadiums that there are people on the other side of the world who give a shit.

Like I said this isn’t a call to arms. Just a way of gaging opinion. If it is generally positive there’s no reason other forums can’t be contacted to see if something meaningful can be put together. With OTIB leading the way!

Have a good football less weekend. We all needed a break!

Rhinestone Wurzel
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They can stick their world cup up their arse. Seriously considering boycotting the whole thing.
 
I'll be boycotting at least the vast majority of it.
Its going to smoke a lot of people's human rights morals out when there is something in it for them, some of the journos will mention it as they write their pieces or cover the games as if it purges their involvement when they so resent other people for doing the same and demand far more from them. Man City fans used to say something like 'its easy to take the moral high ground when your morals have never been challenged'.
And the something in it for them is just a bit of entertainment, if you sell out for that, you've defeated your own arguement against City/PSG/Mags etc.

Fair play to everyone who will largely avoid it, on a football and what's right is right front.
 
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Foggers said:
I'll be boycotting at least the vast majority of it.
Its going to smoke a lot of people's human rights morals out when there is something in it for them, some of the journos will mention it as they write their pieces or cover the games as if it purges their involvement when they so resent other people for doing the same and demand far more from them. Man City fans used to say something like 'its easy to take the moral high ground when your morals have never been challenged'.
And the something in it for them is just a bit of entertainment, if you sell out for that, you've defeated your own arguement against City/PSG/Mags etc.

Fair play to everyone who will largely avoid it, on a football and what's right is right front.
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I wont be watching it
 
Well I’m not going but I’ve never been to an England game before, why change the habit of a lifetime
 
Bristol City said:
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Morning all!

Had an interesting chat with some mates last night about a potential fan led boycott of Qatar 2022. Writing this really just to gauge people’s opinions and to see if there would ever be sufficient support for it to be a realistic option.

The horrific human right abuses of workers getting the stadiums ready in time for the tournament are well documented and in many cases amounted to modern day slavery. Many lost their lives.

Could we collectively say enough is enough and ask the question to what depths is society willing to sink in order to promote the game we all love? These questions won’t be asked loudly at the top with so much money involved. What a huge statement it would make if broadcasters and sponsors were boycotted during the games. Something that could potentially trigger similar movements in areas other than football where corruption and human right abuses are rife.

I’d imagine for most, not watching England in a major tournament is unthinkable. Would an option be for one match to be boycotted? Something everyone could get on board with to send a strong message. Or at the very least show the families of those who died building the stadiums that there are people on the other side of the world who give a shit.

Like I said this isn’t a call to arms. Just a way of gaging opinion. If it is generally positive there’s no reason other forums can’t be contacted to see if something meaningful can be put together. With OTIB leading the way!

Have a good football less weekend. We all needed a break!

Rhinestone Wurzel
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It is disgusting. As you say, countless migrants died. Others probably not even paid. Really indifferent to the tournament right now because a dreadful choice of venue but yes, when England involved, hard not to be particularly once it starts with the hype.

And Beckham paid a fortune to promote this tournament?
 
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I suppose I will watch a lot less of Qatar 2022, than I have of other World Cups. Still, it beats watching awful Christmas based romantic TV movies spewed out on various channels from mid October till early January.
 
Vicham said:
I suppose I will watch a lot less of Qatar 2022, than I have of other World Cups. Still, it beats watching awful Christmas based romantic TV movies spewed out on various channels from mid October till early January.
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I am going to watch it frankly, thing is I kind of wonder what time of day it’s going to be shown on tv are we talking early hours of the morning or what.
 
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