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Qatar's alcohol ban: "illustration of the clash of civilizations that pokes a finger in the eye of Western culture. This time it happens on the biggest stage of all. "
(Journalist) Yoav Zehavi ^ | Nov 18, 2022

Posted on 11/18/2022 5:20:04 AM PST by Conservat1

You see Qatar's refusal to sell alcohol in stadiums as a disgrace, I see this refusal as another illustration of the clash of civilizations that pokes a finger in the eye of Western culture. This time it happens on the biggest stage of all.


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: fifa; qatar; qatar2022; soccer; soccersucks; worldcup
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To: peggybac

What book did they take?


21 posted on 11/18/2022 9:35:02 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Conservat1

Hooligans need not to buy tickets. Not enough alcohol on the planes to keep their blood-alcohol levels sustained let alone survive a stay in country.


22 posted on 11/18/2022 10:30:27 AM PST by Liaison (TANSTAAFL)
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To: nickcarraway

Some paperback I was reading. Nothing sexy.


23 posted on 11/18/2022 11:39:16 AM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: Conservat1

No....can’t be. Only white European countries were and still are as we’ve been told by our betters.


24 posted on 11/18/2022 11:44:19 AM PST by ealgeone
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I think the real problem is that the Qatar officials agreed to allow alcohol sales when they were making their bid to host the tournament. So, the bigger problem is that they're liars, and made the announcement long after most people had made travel and ticket purchases.

And of course, Anheuser Busch (In-Bev) has paid millions to have exclusive rights for beer sales.

As mentioned before on this thread, there are many reasons the decision to have this in Qatar was a bad idea. Only the severe corruption of FIFA was enough to overcome those objections.

25 posted on 11/18/2022 11:48:22 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Conservat1

“Qatar’s refusal to sell alcohol in stadiums as a disgrace, I see this refusal as another illustration of the clash of civilizations that pokes a finger in the eye of Western culture. This time it happens on the biggest stage of all.”

He sounds like a drunk.


26 posted on 11/18/2022 11:50:03 AM PST by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: EEGator

My understanding is Qatar initially agreed to permit alcohol sales on the stadium grounds, but just now changed its mind. They changed the rules after everyone bought tickets.


27 posted on 11/18/2022 12:27:27 PM PST by Izzatso
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To: Izzatso

Gotcha. I wasn’t aware of that.


28 posted on 11/18/2022 12:30:58 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Izzatso

They changed it the last moment after most arrived... uts called Taqiy - a deception.


29 posted on 11/18/2022 1:36:39 PM PST by Conservat1
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To: peggybac

Good for you. God bless you, your family.


30 posted on 11/18/2022 1:44:30 PM PST by Conservat1
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To: peggybac

No fricking way I ever would have wanted to live there, even if we would have been on a compound with other Americans (where wine was home made).
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I watched a “Locked up Abroad” episode where a Scottish chef with a job in Saudi Arabia made his own wine for his fellow American workers. He got caught and ended up in prison there. One does not want to fool around with booze or drugs in a Muslim country.


31 posted on 11/18/2022 3:48:00 PM PST by KittyKares
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Back then things were different. My dad worked in the Middle East for years and years - Kuwait and Beruit included. Can’t go there now!


32 posted on 11/18/2022 4:30:15 PM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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