As long as we do not become self sufficient at everything as a nation, we will be depending others, and occasionally they others we talk about will be people who have human rights violations. Just last year during Saudi Arabia grand prix of formula 1, there were bombs going off very near the race track, you could literally see the bomb cloud in cars pictures during practice session, but they kept going. Because they want the money, and same goes here.
Qatar has LNG and everyone will be silent about whatever they do, because they need LNG, they can kill anyone they want, and west will not do anything about it. Hell owners of Newcastle literally murdered and chopped a journalist against them, and they still managed to buy Newcastle with no problem.
Agreed 100%. The world has become more money minded now, and there is no space for any sort of morals and ethics. And this is applicable to sports as well. My question is where do we draw the line? If tomorrow Saudi Arabia uses nuclear weapon on Yemen, still they will enjoy the same relationship with FIFA and IOC? Qatar is in a very advantageous position right now, as the EU badly needs their LNG. Saudi Arabia is one of the top oil producers. There is a sense of impunity and it is getting worse with every passing year.
This has been always about money and money has always decided everything, but only if it is someone's "good" money, or to put it even more simply, if in Washington someone approves or at least does not disapprove your moves, then you can do whatever you want. Double standards are a disgusting topic, but Qatar is just a student, nothing more. he didn't come up with these rules, but Qatar just learned how to use them competently.