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The stories of migrant workers have been part of World Cup for many tournaments. Civil rights has never been a high priority to FIFA, else there would be no country left to choose. The Olympics share the same situation, and apparently, the same level of corruption. Yet we talk about the Olympics.

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I don't recall stadia of previous tournaments being built almost entirely by migrant workers. And said migrants working under such poor conditions. Can you name a few you consider comparable?

it happened in China, about 100 people died in that time. 6500 and 100 is very different.

Were they international migrants, or domestic? I ask because if it's the latter, you're seeing numbers the CCP were happy to admit to, 100 deaths is already a lot but it is likely to be higher.

I trust they just normal Chinese worker.

People increasingly do NOT talk about the Olympics.

Last several have been down in viewship by a lot (and increasing).

My impression is there is a large gap between the QWC and these whatabouts...

wasn't intending to be whatabouts. just pointing out that the tournament has a long history of this kind of stuff. it's not new. it might be TIL for people unfamiliar with the tournament, so feel free to pile on and beat a dead horse. as the saying goes, there's no better zealot than a new convert.

It's not a dead horse if this keeps happening. If anything, it's an unfortunately overly healthy and alive horse. The fact that it's nothing new for the tournament should lead to more condemnation of it, not less.

because god forbid we ever actually try to change a thing that is a known bad, right?

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