The host country of this year’s World Cup is often criticized by many countries for its laws targeting the LGBT+ community or for the “slavery” treatment of migrant workers, hundreds of whom have died while building the facilities for the World Cup. World.
Barnes, the former Liverpool player with whom he won the English Super Cup three times, sees it differently. He thinks the British view of the issue is hypocritical due to discrimination against black people in the UK. She said so earlier this week in an interview with Times Radio. You also said that people should respect Qatari culture, law and religion.
John Barnes on the World Cup in Qatar:
“What they are doing is inviting everyone to come, but respecting our culture, religions and laws.”
“If you go to someone’s country – we’re saying the same thing for people who come to the UK – they have to abide by our laws when they’re here.” pic.twitter.com/xv4wbSkwQI
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In response to criticism of his claims, he decided to elaborate his opinion through social networks. “Obviously I don’t accept Qatari values when it comes to anti-gay laws. But no one has the right to go to a foreign country and do what we do there. We wouldn’t accept that here either,” Barnes said.
“You can be criminalized for being black in England. Should we have euros here?”
John Barnes said #TimesRadio gays must respect Qatari culture, law and religion and suggests that England should not have hosted Euro 2020 due to racism in the UK. pic.twitter.com/CU7rsCPB0N
— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) November 25, 2022
“When the Premier League restarts, will the BBC broadcast from St James’ Park and Manchester’s Etihad Stadium when both of these clubs are owned by countries whose laws are the same as Qatar?” he asks, then escalated his arguments. .
“What do you think Hitler would have done to the foreigners in the Berlin stadium if they had done what is happening in Qatar? Then they didn’t allow it, did they? But we can bully Qatar, so let’s do it!” wrote the 59-year-old former player.
Social media users found the comparison offensive, so they asked him about it. “Hitler wanted to conquer Europe and we ignored him and let him do what he did. Qatar doesn’t have that intention, but shall we go there and criticize it?” Barnes replied.
It is said that people should first sweep in front of their door before starting to criticize someone. He pointed to the treatment of blacks in Britain. “Black people are stopped on the street every day. They stop them in the car, they arrest them because they are black,” said the former Jamaican player.
“Which country is worse? A country where the authorities take illegal actions against people when it’s illegal to discriminate against them, or Qatar, where it’s illegal to be gay?” concluded Barnes.
