UK foreign secretary James Cleverly has a word of advice for those who are planning to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup Games in Qatar. His remarks were particularly directed at gays and anyone who may offend Islam. Cleverly advises that gay fans should show “a little bit of flex and compromise” and “respect the culture of your host nation.” That is, he thinks gays should honor the Sharia while in Qatar
How often has James Cleverly challenged Islamic supremacist lobbies and their supporters who are actually living in Britain to show a little “respect, flex and compromise” toward British society, especially those groups that scream “Islamophobia” at every turn? In March 2019, Cleverly was slammed for saying accurately that “Islam is not a race.” By December, he was apologizing for his party’s so called “islamophobia.”
Cleverly is confused. Islamic laws prescribe death for homosexuals. Such laws are not to be respected, especially when an Islamic country like Qatar made an active bid to host the World Cup games knowing that infidels who do not submit to Sharia would be attending. The country seems not to have expected any criticism from infidels.
FIFA was outrageous to accept Qatar’s bid without thorough investigation. It isn’t difficult to find basic information about Islam. FIFA’s big mistake becomes increasingly evident as the event approaches. Within a week, Qatar made news for: i) requiring visitors to the World Cup to download data-tracking spyware. The app gains deep access into a mobile phone, and tracks user location as well as browsing history and activities. ii) being sued by five Australian women, among others, over forced airport vaginal exams at gunpoint. And at the start of the month, Qatar’s Ambassador to the United Nations published tweets calling Jews “our enemies” and calling for “God’s curse” against gay men.
Those who respect human rights should not be supporting the FIFA games in Qatar, and those planning to attend have reason to be concerned for their own well being and safety. What’s more, Qatar is a major supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, which aims to destroy Israel and advance Sharia by means of jihad. Where are the condemnations of Qatar’s antisemitism and hatred toward infidels?
If Cleverly had any courage, he would not be putting the onus on gays to “respect” the culture of a human rights-abusing Islamic country. Instead, he would warn infidels that they are at personal risk in attending the games in Qatar, unless, of course, they remain fully obedient to the Sharia while there, a detail that likely wasn’t included in Qatar’s bid for the games.
Qatar spent a whopping $300 billion on infrastructure projects, according to Bloomberg, expecting in return a major economic boost.
“LGBT+ fans should be ‘respectful’ of Qatar during World Cup, UK foreign secretary says,” by Jon Stone, Independent, October 26, 2022:
The foreign secretary has been criticised for saying LGBT+ football fans should be “respectful” during the World Cup.
James Cleverly said visitors to host country Qatar should show “a little bit of flex and compromise” and to “respect the culture of your host nation”.
Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and can be punished by imprisonment or even death under the country’s criminal code….
“I have spoken to the Qatari authorities in the past about gay football fans going to watch the World Cup and how they will treat our fans and international fans,” Mr Cleverly told LBC radio.
“They want to make sure that football fans are safe, secure and enjoy themselves, and they know that that means they are going to have to make some compromises in terms of what is an Islamic country with a very different set of cultural norms to our own.
“One of the things I would say for football fans is, you know, please do be respectful of the host nation.
“They are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football, and I think with a little bit of flex and compromise at both ends, it can be a safe, secure and exciting World Cup.”
Downing Street distanced itself from the comments, however. A spokesperson said fans should not have to “compromise who they are”, adding: “Qatar’s policies are not those of the UK government and not ones we would endorse.”…
Check Burry says
James they do not respect anything we have, culture, Character, a fairly non -violent disposition unless pushed too far., I would not go under their terms even if I was a footy fan, which I aint.
Wellington says
Yet again Islam must be respected but other faiths, particularly Christianity and Judaism, need not be. Indeed, it is crystal clear that in our time Christianity especially is regularly singled out for criticism, often times just plain out mockery, by the very people who insist on respecting Mo’s profoundly warped creed.
Upside-down age we live in. A damn stupid age too.
tim gallagher says
I suppose that what he is saying, addressed to gay football fans, is sensible because I suspect that he is trying to prevent gay football fans, if they are crazy enough to go to Qatar, from ending up in trouble with the law in that shit hole of a Muslim country. I have zero respect for islam, a backward, primitive load of garbage, and the mistake was giving the World Cup to that country. Probably fans should forget about going to Qatar altogether and leave this tournament to fail dismally. Don’t they arrest westerners there for daring to drink alcohol as well? islam is such backward garbage. I realise that the soccer World Cup is a huge deal, with so many soccer fans in the world, but since I have no interest in soccer at all, for me the only type of football I like is Rugby League, I couldn’t care less about the whole thing. However, Qatar should not have been given the tournament because islam is not part of the civilised, live and let live, world.
mick says
Agreed. If you are a prude don’t go on holiday to Cap d’Agde, where the fully clothed are subjected to a merciless beating.
OTOH if you are a masochist….
ntesdorf says
Gay fans should be ‘respectful’ of Qatar during World Cup and tell Qatar exactly what they think of the ghastly Qatari Sharia Policies, as they are doing.