| Jonathan Liew on sportswashing is very good here on 09:44 - Oct 18 with 607 views | Darth_Koont |
I don’t actually get this.
Why should cricketers or footballers care if our elected politicians/government and media don’t care? Saudi Arabia is a key strategic partner who we sell weapons to and we train to bomb Yemeni civilians.
If Saudi companies and money (it’s all oil money) were off-limits then they’d be off-limits. In the last decade or do, we have had the same with China getting the Olympics, Russia and Qatar the World cups. All pretty much normalised and certainly none boycotted. |  |
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| Jonathan Liew on sportswashing is very good here on 12:42 - Oct 18 with 491 views | Illinoisblue |
| Jonathan Liew on sportswashing is very good here on 09:44 - Oct 18 by Darth_Koont |
I don’t actually get this.
Why should cricketers or footballers care if our elected politicians/government and media don’t care? Saudi Arabia is a key strategic partner who we sell weapons to and we train to bomb Yemeni civilians.
If Saudi companies and money (it’s all oil money) were off-limits then they’d be off-limits. In the last decade or do, we have had the same with China getting the Olympics, Russia and Qatar the World cups. All pretty much normalised and certainly none boycotted. |
Newcastle fans must read stuff like this and think ‘yeah, it’s bad, but if we can break into the top four or win a trophy…”.
You’re right, though, why should players or fans care when govts don’t. |  |
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