RE: So all this hype is over now? Finally!
People don’t realize how this particularWorld Cup influenced events elsewhere.
Just one example — Many cities in China were locked down due to the spread of Omicron in the country ( actually a very weak variant of Covid ). So, what do people do at home? Heck, they watch the World Cup ! And what do they notice?
Hundreds of thousands of spectators sitting next to each other in a stadium WITHOUT MASKS !
The locked down Chinese begin to ask themselves why the heck are people everywhere else FREE to risk the Omicron virus and NOT getting sick or dying while they are being forced to stay home, in effect, being under house arrest for months.
This, and a fire in Xinjiang that killed at least 10 locked down residents actually became one of the catalysts for the unprecedented mass protests in China that eventually forced the Chinese Communist Government to loosen restrictions and open up somewhat.