[jedimind]

Is this the same BBC that's quick to whitewash Israeli apartheid policies? The corruption of FIFA was apparent for a long time, yet it's only now that certain governments seem to loudly voice their criticism.

Don't get me wrong, some of the criticisms of Qatari policies esp. regarding migrant workers is perfectly valid, but seeing the criticism coming from certain groups that are actively being apologetic for worse crimes[0] reeks of dishonest motivations.

[0] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apart...

[bobthepanda]

No, people raised concerns about the Qatari selection almost immediately. It’s just come up in the news cycle again because it is now actually happening.

Most of the FIFA officials involved have been indicted for a while.

[kelthuzad]

I don't think that he was necessarily talking about the timing of the criticism but the target that triggered it while the groups that are now preaching certain values when they are actively betraying those values in action and coverage in similar scenarios.

[lamontcg]

"But what about Israel" is literally whataboutism.