RE: Why I´m joining the Qatar World Cup Boycott and you should too
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I was never going to go regardless of where it was played. Is that me joining a boycott?
While I agree with the points raised about the corruptness, human and civil rights abuses, extreme temperatures requiring excessive energy use, deaths of the migrant workers building the stadia etc. etc i do feel bleating about it now is not, and never will, going to change anything. Lets face it, it didn't change a thing when they were "awarded" the tournament so why would it now just days away from it starting. Indeed when the whole thing is finally over Qatar drop the facade of being a welcoming country and go back to what they believe to be their way of doing things, and no one will be bleating about it then once again.
I know the boycott will not change anything about this particular tournament (except for, maybe, cutting the profits for the hosts and FIFA) but I think it´s very important to show the world that the football fans are not blind and deaf and that we see all the disturbing things behind the shiny facade, that we can connect the dots to realize how outrageous this whole thing is and that we don´t want anything like this to ever happen again. It´s important to make a statement. At least in my book...