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We are all shocked of the loss of the 2022 World Cup bid – and the extent of it. But I am afraid to say the hostile reaction shows that we are a bunch of very sore losers, and it’s rather embarrassing.
Disappointment is fine. I myself was very disappointed. I’d love to take my son to the World Cup here as an 11-year old. It could be the insurance policy that he won’t turn his eye to rugby league, a thought that haunts my biased mind as I sleep.
But all this bitterness is not okay at all, it’s how spoiled children behave – a trait I will be attempting to strain out of my son, like lumpy bits in orange juice.
Predictably it started within seconds of the announcement. Website news.com.au had a story of some Islamic fundamentalist blogger, who had written it’s the perfect chance for them to get us all.
I mean come on, investigative journalistic credibility? A blogger! This story was pure bigotry.
Corruption. This seems to irk the Aussies most. Seems plausible perhaps, but corruption of some form is endemic to these things.
You can make all the accusations you like, but the fact is you don’t know, and while questions may legitimately arise, there is no reason to be pointing the finger and shouting. It’s called dignity.
You can’t drink beer there. Well I read apparently they are facilitating the demand to drink, which I admire, for it is against their culture.
For them to come here, would we ban alcohol and put away all those advertisements of breasts convincing me to buy those shoes, just to ensure they enjoy their stay and we don’t offend? No, we wouldn’t and would react badly to anyone questioning our culture – ‘Australia, love it or leave’.
Qatar is too small. That’s a big claim coming from Australia. We are small, in population, and I didn’t hear us mention it when against China for the Olympics. Given the phrase, little Aussie battler, it’s un-Australian isn’t it to be down on the little guy?
It’s too hot there. Sure, but the air conditioning plans are intriguing, and innovative using solar power, which could be a great technology expo. As every where will probably be that hot one day, it could be a very useful experiment.
I’ve read reports that the Aussie bid was the lowest money maker of all. This is highly significant, I mean come on, how could you expect voters not to consider that?
The reaction highlights how ignorant we are of the Middle East. Most think it a silly dangerous place where people kill each other and cause problems. We are normal, they are weird. Well that’s simply wrong, sad and immature.
I welcome efforts to change this ugly perception westerners have.
Football can be the smoking peace pipe, I perhaps erroneously believe that, I think FIFA does too, and I applaud any effort to defeat what divides us and cure our ignorance, even if it is at my personal loss, which this is.
While you may suspect, you don’t know, despite your superior nose, if the Qatar bid was inferior or superior to others, and neither do I. The fact we actually came last indicates something wasn’t right, corruption or not.
I know Aussies are so proud these days, but many others don’t rate us as highly as we do ourselves.
We boast we are the most relaxed people in the world, so why not say, ‘good on ya mate, hope all goes well’. You can mutter under your breath ‘wanker’ as you toddle away if you must, but show some dignity, respect and make us proud, not bitter.
That means you especially, professional commentators.
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