▲ 702 ▼ ‘Cancel your tickets’: Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin (www.rawstory.com) submitted 10 months ago by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (3 children) Sadly, people value soccer more than the lives of other humans. See: People going to Qatar. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago Also FIFA prioritises money over ethics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago Or their own, even. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago Oh, I do think they value their own lives more than soccer, which might have some impact in the number of visitors to the US purelly because of the constant news about how even Europeans are getting treated there. Mind you, you are absolutelly right that most won't put the lives of others (or, more broadly, any kind of ethics, moral or principles) above soccer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago Also FIFA prioritises money over ethics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago Oh, I do think they value their own lives more than soccer, which might have some impact in the number of visitors to the US purelly because of the constant news about how even Europeans are getting treated there. Mind you, you are absolutelly right that most won't put the lives of others (or, more broadly, any kind of ethics, moral or principles) above soccer. permalink fedilink source parent