Originally Posted by
olderblue
You're off on a different tangent
Qatar were awarded the WC in 2010, the same laws applied there then, as they do now.
Its not our country, it's not how we think, it's there country and their aws, it doesn't matter what we think, those are the facts
They should never have been allowed to bid for it never mind get it, but to go there to draw attention to yourself in a country where you could just be locked up for months, was foolhardy imho.
You're not standing up for any community by highlighting something that was already widely known
The best approach would have been a mass boycott, and that would never happen as most people seem to not give a toss either way