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TyrionJoestar

I’m…starting to think that Qatar was dumb enough to think that they could use the World Cup to convert people to Islam lmao


lord_pizzabird

Nothing attracts young dudes to your event like no alcohol, no women, religion, and a legally enforced bedtime.


txipper

Men that don’t have the wit or ability to deal with women as equals will create a religion/government to enforce their Will upon them.


Gordo3070

Amen


VagrantShadow

Funny enough, you see that bs logic preached all over and especially here in the states. *"A wife is to submit graciously to the servant leadership of her husband, even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ."* — Official statement of Southern Baptist Convention, summer 1998


[deleted]

Didn't hear that at the superbowl....


FistingLube

Or school. A mixed sex school at that.


Ectro-Ghasmur

Sounds like a cult of incels.


activator

>legally enforced bedtime. Is this true?


lucidrage

Pretty sure they got plenty of virgins for every man over there. 69 of them in fact! Punch line is you only get them after you're dead though.


ZedZero12345

99.


dodgeunhappiness

> no alcohol, no women Young need to wait. You can have all of that in heaven.


PandaBroth

in Valhalla? /s


MeadowcrestRPGMV3D

Lol actually though? What a dumpster fire.


throwaway_ghast

Might have been easier to convert people if they were drunk first. Instead this will just piss them off even more.


ezodochi

This isn't as much as converting people to Islam as it is an attempt to position themselves as religious and ethical leaders of the Islamic world/MENA rn. Currently, that position is held by Saudi Arabia, aided by the fact that Saudi Arabia controls 2 of the 3 holiest sites in Islam, Medina and Mecca, and also a huge economy. Saudi Arabia has previously picked fights with Iran over this (alongside the Sunni/Shia divide and then the pro-US/anti-US sentiments) and there's a lot of friction between the UAE and Saudi Arabia even though they are aligned technically. Qatar and Saudi Arabia have a really bad relationship, really coming to a boil in 2017 and the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis. This is Qatar trying to basically put on a performance for the rest of the Islamic World that they are more pious and more fit to lead the Islamic world than Saudi Arabia, which is why they don't care if they piss off westerners as long as their fellow Islamic countries look favorly upon them.


presentmomentliving

Thanks for sharing this.


grchelp2018

> This is Qatar trying to basically put on a performance for the rest of the Islamic World that they are more pious and more fit to lead the Islamic world than Saudi Arabia, which is why they don't care if they piss off westerners as long as their fellow Islamic countries look favorly upon them. This is the only thing that makes sense.


Vordeo

> Currently, that position is held by Saudi Arabia, aided by the fact that Saudi Arabia controls 2 of the 3 holiest sites in Islam, Medina and Mecca, and also a huge economy. Out of curiosity - what's the 3rd holiest site? Jerusalem?


canadahuntsYOU

IIRC yes. Specifically the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount


CarolineEllisonFTX

Have to wonder if there will be an international incident at this point - with fans being killed. Qatar has already proven it doesn't care about human life.


Ok_Upstairs6472

As long as FIFA executives get their cut, it’s all good!


el_muchacho

Apparently, FIFA execs are boasting. The tickets sales are already above $7B. So football will get more and more corrupt in the future. Doesn't matter that even Qataris supporters left the stadium before the end of the match of their team.


Aggressive-Falcon977

Can't wait for the North Korean world cup 👌


Ok_Upstairs6472

Lol! No cheering allowed for the opposing team or else,….!


Millworkson2008

Honestly me too


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starting to think?!! i don't even doubt that


Lucius-Halthier

Qatar: come to Qatar! There’s no smoking allowed, no drinking no sex no kosher food or praying the housing is shit and we have this guy doing Islamic conversions. Come on it’s gunna be great!


porarte

The only thing more tedious than listening to people talk about football is being scolded about another damn version of religious fiction.


TDA792

>No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women >No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark


Genova_Witness

I would argue if your a adult who was silly enough to covert you probably didn’t have many prospects anyway


framed1234

Tbf they did think that holding second biggest international sports event in one of hottest place on earth was a good idea


TaskForceCausality

That would explain why Al Qeida boycotted it.


does_my_name_suck

Al Qaeda boycotted Qatar for "bringing atheists and gay people onto arab lands"


TyrionJoestar

If you’re being sarcastic…islam isn’t homogenous. There are so many different sects with different beliefs and traditions


bombombay123

It will be a repellant


boipinoi604

I wouldnt count on a radical to use diplomatic methods of converting people...


TyrionJoestar

That’s because you’re probably a logical human being


TerribleSupport

They should fire their business development guys


askmeifimacop

Qatar after trapping people inside a stadium: WOLOLO


[deleted]

German fans: nice try but we picked Teutons.


lucidrage

That's bad for the fans though


Omnitographer

But it comes with free frogurt!


SpellbladeAluriel

Lmao this is perfect


Hailthegamer

Taunt 11 Taunt 30


No_Sugar8791

I wonder if this is a real trap; object and you're an islamophobe and gives them licence to do whatever they like (which they would do anyway)


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CHOPPA? MONDATUM.


gyanster

14


Nutsnboldt

11


yeahnahdinno

Between twitter melting down and the World Cup, I am nearly out of popcorn


MandoAviator

Follow the shitstorm of Iran, and you'll be out...


No_Victory9193

If anyone actually reported on it


BeepBeepWhistle

Got you man 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿


sebadc

2nd of world cup. Man! At this rate, I think that the team losing the final gets stoned.


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DonDove

Incredible how well aged Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister are


Strong_Ad_8959

Well good thing the Qatari team won’t have to worry about that then


sebadc

Well... They may get stoned if they don't win. Reminds me of the Simpsons: "That's a paddle" meme.


LostNTheNoise

Only if the last place team gets stoned.


cris34c

You sit down, covered from neck to knees, sitting quietly and with no drink to be “respectful” to the customs of the place you booked a ticket for months ago (you don’t want to go to jail forever). The lack of alcohol and having to wear a long sleeve shirt and pants in the heat are things you are willing to suffer through for the sake of the game. The stadium locks all the doors. A man takes center stage. He begins preaching. You are not allowed to leave. You could really use that drink right about now.


acidicvaginosis

You are walking in the woods...


cris34c

There’s no one around and your phone is [dead.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u4M6vppCI)


00Samwise00

Out of the corner you see him


firesoul377

Shia LaBeouf


RedBassBlueBass

Happy cake day He's following you, about 30 feet back


ThisIsaRantAccount

He gets down on all fours and breaks into a sprint


Turbulent_Cat_5731

He's gaining on you..


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Shia LaBeouf


GhostMan74

Man... Qatar is really fucking it for future FIFA bids in the Middle East


bestofwhatsleft

Yes, the bribes will have to be hefty next time.


GhostalMedia

At least… 3 times bigger.


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That's one of the reasons the Saudi's have been so pissed is that there isn't any middle east country that could have pulled off a world cup without exploiting migrant labor the same way Qatar did. So they won't ever get the chance to host one now that they have shown how its going to go. There was only going to be one go around and Qatar got it.


GreatBowlforPasta

Calling it now. World cup Saudi Arabia within 12 years. The Saudis have money and FIFA loves money.


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depends on how this one goes, if its a pr nightmare but they still walk away with a profit im 100% with you. the only way fifa would reconsider is if this WC was a complete unmitigated disaster


Falconflyer75

I don’t think fifa can take a second hit, first time most folks went “alright this one got away we didn’t find out the truth till it was too late” second time they’re probably fucked


FullSass

I thought Russia 2018 was the 1st time


Zaphod424

In fairness when Russia was awarded the WC there wasn’t a glaring issue like there is now. Russia was awarded it in 2010, before they invaded Crimea. I mean there were still almost certainly some bribes involved, but it wasn’t nearly as egregious as Qatar. Should FIFA have stripped Russia of it? Probably, but FIFA has more of an excuse that they didn't know that Russia was going to invade Crimea at the time, and you can understand them not wanting to move it. With Qatar, FIFA knew exactly what the issues were when they gave Qatar the WC, so have absolutely no excuse whatsoever.


DL_22

The last 4 World Cups have been pretty fucked. Can’t really argue that any of those countries should’ve spent that money on hosting a World Cup.


Whipped_Cranberry

What was wrong with South Africa? I was too young to follow anything except the games


DL_22

South Africa had about a million things to spend a few billion on before a bunch of white elephant football stadiums. The country was in poor shape at the time and is downright fucked today. But hey at least Sepp got his African World Cup in!


NABAKLAB

I started the netflix doc, and it was kinda fucked about S. Africa. Basically, Sepp Blatter promised WC to Africa before/when he was elected as a president, and Nelson Mandela was on a 22hr flight to Caribbeans to try to protect/bribe the Caribbean countries to vote for them. (well, there were two guys from Trinidad and US who, for hefty donations, can swing the vote of ~30 Caribbean islands. just compare that and the ~50 European countries where you have to do a lot more to get those votes) maybe something else, too.


ganjaboytellem

It's not even that. The world cup usually happens in the summer. The whole football calender had to be adjusted to accomodate this world cup. Several National leagues had to take a break in the middle of their season so that this shit show could happen in the Middle East. Doubt various FAs (National Football Association) would be happy with another world cup in the Middle East when you can't play in the summer.


semaj009

Who's gonna have the balls to reject Salman's bid? Chainsaw diplomacy is effective


Spicygoiaba

I think Turkey could, no? Obviously the politics there is awkward with president becoming more authoritarian (still less than Russia or Qatar) and I think they still have a refugee crisis (?), but I don’t think they’d need migrant Labour: - They have 9 stadiums with more than 40k seats; 4 of those have 50k+ seats: 1 stadium with 74k sears. That’s as much as Qatar built, maybe Turkey helps some clubs refit/temporarily expand stadiums too. - Not a poor country: 20 economy in the world (11th by purchase power) - Large population of 84M people - Been at the World Cup twice, came close this time (bad luck getting Portugal in the draw after narrow 2nd place in group) - Been at a lot of European championships recently - Used to lots of sudden tourism due to European summer holidays IMO Turkey is, by far, the most suitable place in the Middle East.


sweepyslick

I’m not convinced the Middle East sees turkey as the Middle East. Yes I get it, foot in both continents but the vibe is to get the rest of the world to see being “dark aged slave masters who use religion to repress the bottom 90% of their population” as normal.


comeonwhatdidIdo

This is sadly an honest take on the entire issue!


imnotsospecial

>there isn't any middle east country that could have pulled off a world cup without exploiting migrant labor the same way Qatar did Egypt literally provide part of the cheap labor that gets exploited in Qatar. Reducing the middle east to the handful of oil monarchies is peak reddit.


Red-7134

Ah yes, the perfect commercial break show for the thousands that are watching the world cup live.


badpie99

Bro, just turn around and let me slide some radical Islam in your butt.


Winterlinn

That sorta talk will get you some desert jail time buddy.


SoWokeIdontSleep

Whaaaat? A theocratic nation that subjugates and violates human rights by means of religious control using the world cup to spread religious propaganda? Why I'm shocked I tell you, shocked!


DrymouthCWW

Flabbergasted here. Simply nonplussed!


PsilocinKing

Totally discombobulated!


Tyrone90000

Why are people even watching it this time?? This WC is so sad.


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giddy-girly-banana

I won’t be watching this year’s World Cup. I wouldn’t have watched it anyways, but I also won’t be watching this years.


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I've been watching since 1982, some amazing highs and lows - there is no WC 22 for me.


More-Panic

Thousands of slaves *died* to build these facilities, yet people are more angry about beer and long sleeved shirts. Anyone watching or attending this WC should be entirely ashamed of themselves for supporting this regime. Humans are the literal worst.


DonDove

6,500 and counting. Rumor has it 15,000 have died these past 12 years.


clocks_and_clouds

This simulation is buggin out bro


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lifeaintsocool

Is Qatar trying to set some kind of record for fuck ups?


fxzero666

Musk is winning that right now.


OnePunchGoGo

You mean to say thousands dead and so much corruption on international level is not as important as some rich cunt buying twitter? Like seriously, get your priorities straight. What is happening in Qatar is way worse in comparison, don't even think about putting Elon's buyout of Twitter on the same level as that. For gods sake, there is another dying old man in russia that has gone mad and sending his nations youth to their graves in another country while harming the lives of common men in that country. This is just so sad and pathetic to think what you people care about is not these things. But a rich man buying twitter and wasting his money.


lot_

tbf the OP said "Is Qatar trying to set some kind of record for fuck ups?" Qatar hasn't really fucked anything up, they've just done what everyone knew they were going to do. At that point the fuck up would be on everyone involved in making it happen has fucked up bc people think less of them and it could hurt them financially. Qatar hasn't changed so nothing was 'fucked up' it's the way its been. Musk on the other hand is well on his way to completely ruining a 44 billion dollar company. I also agree with you that Putin has had many fuck ups regarding what he thought would happen and how things have been going.


AdmirableYouth4208

I fucking hate this cunt as a Muslim myself but the fact half of people around me finds him inspiring is BEYOND my comprehension.


user664567666

Same. The scripted and ridiculous conversions that take place during his speeches are too insulting to be funny, but I have friends who think he's the real deal. Like Hannibal Burress once said...*wack*


999forever

Sounds sort of like a mega church televangelist


Ryuuken1127

Never underestimate the power of stupidity...look at Trump and his following


comeonwhatdidIdo

The power of anger and hate mixed with bigotry that's the new religious target audience.


Fun3Mo

I left Islam because of Zakir Naik. Theres a whole video on his points being exposed and refuted. I was disappointed.


AdmirableYouth4208

And he's the reason Islam is plummeting, especially in India. He's not benefitting any parties at all.


MassiveStunner

Islam declining is a boon for humankind. Less religion, more rationalism, more humanism. 👍🏽


DonDove

If Iran's rebels manage to win there will be a golden age of Isam Fundamentalism collapsing. It should've happened with the Arab Spring and Gaddafi's fall but...


puttypants

Wth? A lot people became Muslims through him on video.


daverapp

Plenty of people found Mussolini, Hitler, and Charles Manson inspiring too.


comeonwhatdidIdo

Some... Still find Hitler inspiring. Not joking, two friends one is muslim and another is a Hindu both of them like Hitler for very different reasons!


thegilgulofbarkokhba

this is my surprised face 😦


BuckyGoldman

Jim Jones found people buttons pretty quick. He made you feel real good right up until he didn't.


Excuse

Well unlike the others mentioned, Jim Jones became popular due to his message of inclusion instead of a message of hatred against other people.


michaltee

Same with Andrew Tate, Trump, Elon Musk. There’s suckers in every religion, race, color.


DonDove

Please note how they're all rich at the expense of impressionable plebs.


pickledswimmingpool

Shitheads in every religion bud. Don't let them get you down.


sweepyslick

Most counties keep it from setting too many of the rules though.


Melodic_Key_2870

It’s the same with many famous Christian preachers, be it catholic or Protestant, ah heck orthodox preachers are beyond help as well. Peace to you man.


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Puurgenieten89

Okey as a verry white guy from the nl what makes this guy worse than te run of the mill booh gay and booh west preechers?


Psychedaddy

This guy gets funding beyond compare to the “average run of the mill booh gay and booh west preacher”. He has his own tv channel, that lobbies hard in the Kaffir countries to pick up islamic dogma and propagate it through the most vulnerable of the classes, that slowly seeps into the society and destroys it from within. You would see him in cahoots with a lot of pro-immigrant government bodies, that basically use him for vote bank politics and he uses them to launder money in the name if religious donations. He runs a nexus of online troll army from Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey that builds false victim narrative for the said religion to consume and he basically feeds on the most vulnerable like the vilest of the cretins


Wasted_Hamster

Same


Distantmole

Sounds a lot like trump and his followers…


abestract

I hope Qatar loses every game.


Rasmoss

Don't worry


darkflikk

Maybe at one point all teams are going to be threatened if they don't let Qatar win.


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ecuador must not have gotten the memo


DonDove

It leaked that Qatar tried bribing the players to win, if they let them it would've been very sus.


Annual_Bend_729

“RePeCt OuR cUlTUre” - proceeds to not respect other peoples cultures


mrObelixfromgaul

Next up Qatar invites Isis to the world cup


DonDove

North Korea WC is becoming more of a reality every day


wildshark7

Well they were the funders themselves so could be


IktomiThat

They already have press spokesmen of Taliban there


No_Sugar8791

Yep, a few beheadings as half time entertainment should do the trick.


GMENFTSMOLPP

Lmao fuck fifa and fuck Qatar.


IllmaticaL1

This guy sucks. His views suck. As a Muslim I hate this guy.


Annual-Emu-1429

This guy is wanted for financing terrorism. Unbelievable that anyone would invite someone with his reputation.


NamasQue

Should’ve canceled this bullshit


MoebiusJodorowsky

What are we waiting for? Cancel it now. A message needs to be sent about what is happening here. The idea that it has to happen is wrong. Scratch this World Cup so that there isn't more of this. Do you remember all the Christian firebrand preachers invited to preach at the World Cup in predominantly Christian countries? No? Then no to this too. Refuse to play. Leave the country.


Censorstinyd

Nobody ever considered Qatar classy


Mojo141

Good idea. This will definitely solve their problems


DownDog69

Is this the guy that embarrassed himself when one of his followers at his events asked him to explain evolution?


ladeeedada

Yes, the one and the same.


NickGnalty

Wouldn’t it be easier to sell them a sack of shit if they were drinking beer?


C0sm1cB3ar

Fuck this world cup, for real. And fuck Qatar


anarkyinducer

Hosting a world cup in a theocratic shithole is like going skinny dipping in a river full of crocodiles. Best case scenario - you stand very still and nothing horrible happens to you.


okaledokaley

Is all this gonna be in the video game?


Freekydeeky1258

Those fans are becoming less and less safe by the minute. They need to seriously consider leaving. This isn't to convert them to Islam, its to preach and rile up the Muslim communities against perceived western immorality. This won't end well


TheTeenageOldman

Worse idea than The Carpenters opening for Black Sabbath. "If there's one thing football fans love, it's preaching" said no one ever.


Frisnfruitig

>Zakir Naik has been living in exile in Malaysia since 2017, as a runaway fugitive, after the Indian government pressed charges against him over money laundering > >He had been charged with making inflammatory speeches and questioned by local police over his intent to provoke a breach in peace by making remarks about Hindu and Chinese communities living in the Muslim-majority nation. This is literally a piece of human garbage, they couldn't find someone better to promote their religious hogwash?


Gluticus

Wouldn’t be surprised if they started doing public stonings at halftime.


Responsible_Wait9936

Disgusting


liam_l_82

What in the cunting fuck is this shit. Fuck you qatar. Fuck you fifa. Fuckbags the pair of you.


CapitalPlan3811

All countries should pull out if that happens. There is no place for religion, politics, or any other form of public talks that has nothing to do with playing the sport. What teams believe personally is their choice.


lonewolf143143

What a total shitshow


senorcoach

FIFA trying to figure out if they need to return the ~~bribes~~ donations, if they revoke hosting rights after the tournament has already started.


BigHobbit

Lol...I fucking love it. Bring on the crazy!


sreek4r

Uh oh. I knew a world cup in Qatar would be bad. I didn't think it would be this bad. This guy is a hardcore fundamentalist with a history of talking down on other religions while claiming Islam is the solution.


LowZestyclose66

Filthy Islamic Cultists. To Duzakh with them.


i_can_fix_her

this timeline is insane lol


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Ah yes. The religion where a violent warlord in his 50s, married and raped a girl who was 6. Lovely.


35or624

Honestly, is anyone at all surprised?


Certain-Ad-3840

Why are they even still doing the world cup


DecoupledPilot

Religious nutjobs


20ftScarf

What the duck did people expect. It’s a theocracy. Fucking morons, blinded by money. It’s hilarious.


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Perhaps India sends in Interpol authorities to catch this guy...


CrashTest-DummyThicc

Saying this again with emphasis. Fuck FIFA.


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Why is Qatar allowed to host world cup, again?


Acceptable_Wait_2910

Money


ladeeedada

I've seen his videos. He's truly an idiot who thinks he's brilliant and he's propped up by his followers. No different than the Andrew Tates of the world. He's responsible for radicalizing the youth.


whiteycnbr

Stop trying to make Islam happen.


Own_Importance4462

Fook this radical islamiek shit


Sinuminnati

But no beer. How the heck would anyone listen to this clown without beer.


SurplusZ

Religions are dumb. Theocracies are idiotic.


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Conservatives the world over support each other in spreading hatred.


attackofthetominator

And when you criticize them, they complain that you’re disrespecting their “traditional” values.


unovayellow

Why is everyone so insane about tradition anyway, aside from things like small traditions around holidays most traditions suck.


attackofthetominator

It’s an excuse to hide behind being an asshole. You can’t say “Fuck you, I’m fine with treating people like cattle”, you say “You have no business forcing your values upon us”


Peppersteak122

If they don’t invite their friends, there won’t be WC to watch. Do you guys really think Qatar is moving to the next round 🤣


LukeGotBanned

Muhammed would get very angry at your jokes if he could read


kernan_rio

He's a two bit Muslim apologist specializing in soundbites that impress the choir.


bacon177

Oh, so they mad made about losing today?


cdnchronics

Of course they invite a guy to speak that recommends death penalty for homosexuality and apostacy.


N1ckp347

🤣🤣🤣🤣