It’s called “sportswashing” - authoritarian regimes hosting magnificent sports events to distract us from their horrible human rights abuses.
Ron Filipkowski
 @RonFilipkowski
18 Feb 2022
Phil Mickelson on why he is taking the big money to play the new Saudi golf league: “They’re scary MFers to get involved with. They killed Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights .. (but) this is a once in a lifetime opportunity ..”espn.com/golf/story/_/id/333…

Feb 19, 2022 · 6:19 AM UTC

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See China and the NBA .
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We’ve been “sportswashing” patriotism and war here in the US for a hundred years. I can’t think of a logical reason sports would be tied to national anthems, field-sized flags, Halftime Heroes, and displays of colors except to propagandize war and it’s minions.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Thank you for speaking the truth.
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this would apply to absolutely any sporting event in canada now.
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Was even better described by the Roman poet Juvenal as "bread and circuses" "Juvenal, who coined the phrase, used it to decry the selfishness of common people & their neglect of wider concerns. The phrase implies a population's erosion or ignorance of civic duty as a priority."
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Cough: Super Bowl: Cough
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Panem et Circenses - Bread and Circuses
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Phil Mickelson ... how does it feel to be BOUGHT? ... Like a pair of gloves! ... On your way to Saudi Arabia ... stop by Yemen!
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Maybe the sports people could courageously speak in a tactful way and help move the country in a more human rights centered direction. The golf league could influence the Saudi culture in a good way.
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IF he were to win and his earnings would bankrupt them, I'd be all for it, but it's nothing to them.
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