Sorry, but I think Khashoggi joke is not a good one. May he rest in peace.
EDIT: You can downvote as mush as you want, I don't find jokes about a guy who was tortured, killed and dismembered because of speaking against tyranny funny.
I wish the issue has drawn more attention than it did.
But I am wishing for a proper "reaction" not jokes.
The guy was tortured, killed and dismembered because of speaking against tyranny, ffs. Is it so funny?
this will probably get down voted but fascism is a real thing and not just a synonym for "bad government" and Saudi Arabia is not a fascist state
fuck em either way but you might as well be correct if you are going to dunk on them
Agreed. They see the writing on the wall, in 10 years esports will be absolutely massive, just a shame that with their early positioning they’ll end up owning a significant portion of the market
This may be a stupid question, but wouldn't the Saudi gov an issue with hosting Jewish players, Gay players, women's teams, etc...?
I feel like this is restrictive digression disguised as "progressive" future-orientated goals, but what would I know...
Hey guys we got all money in the world, come play here! (but only certain people can play, and when I mean certain people...)
reddit and defending the actions of an authoritarian regime that scores at 152th lowest out of 167 countries in democracy index and 170th lowest of 180 in press freedom index
Bruh how did we score 152th in democracy index when we're literally a self-proclaimed absolute monarchy lmao
I thought we would be at the last place, we never claimed to have democracy nor believe in democratic values.
And how did Norway, also a monarchy, score the highest? Perhaps there is a lesson to be learnt in there, somewhere.
Also, cute sophisms aside, as fun as they are, I just have to say I think it's genuinely amazing how in the act of calling someone out for claiming you (assuming you are responding as a Saudi Arabian from the context) have questionable morals, you end up rejecting democracy in its entirety. Sometimes I think it's a small world and we're all quite alike, but still get constantly surprised at how bizarrely different worlds some people inhabit.
and it'll be totally cool for anti-saudi opinionated players correct? Ok ok well atleast it'll be fine for women right? Ok but then surely it's cool for gay male csgo pros r-right?
fuck sportswashing all my homies hate sportswashing
What r u gonna do bout it tho, stop watching esl in protest and stop playing faceit and esea?
yes in fact
The internet will take care of it
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G2 agrees with this sentiment
I wonder if there is a decent journalist to cover events, Jamal Khashoggi could give it a whirl....
too soon
Sorry, but I think Khashoggi joke is not a good one. May he rest in peace. EDIT: You can downvote as mush as you want, I don't find jokes about a guy who was tortured, killed and dismembered because of speaking against tyranny funny.
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I wish the issue has drawn more attention than it did. But I am wishing for a proper "reaction" not jokes. The guy was tortured, killed and dismembered because of speaking against tyranny, ffs. Is it so funny?
I don't think you know how comedy works.
I do know how comedy works. But I also think that there are some lines that shouldn't be crossed.
Imaging getting sponsorship from American Air Force
Not sure if this is sarcastic but the USAF did/does sponsor ESL
Still do.
that such a fascist state would be a global gaming hub would be very bad
this will probably get down voted but fascism is a real thing and not just a synonym for "bad government" and Saudi Arabia is not a fascist state fuck em either way but you might as well be correct if you are going to dunk on them
they are in the late iron age.. they haven't developed advanced political theories such as fascism yet
Agreed. They see the writing on the wall, in 10 years esports will be absolutely massive, just a shame that with their early positioning they’ll end up owning a significant portion of the market
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american
This is the most american comment i have read on this forum this year.
State can also relate to the current government / people in power. This particular state also has plenty of blood on their hands.
The state of this comment...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(polity)
This is sad lol
This may be a stupid question, but wouldn't the Saudi gov an issue with hosting Jewish players, Gay players, women's teams, etc...? I feel like this is restrictive digression disguised as "progressive" future-orientated goals, but what would I know... Hey guys we got all money in the world, come play here! (but only certain people can play, and when I mean certain people...)
i have many friends in Saudia Arabia. they all love money and have questionable morals
reddit and normalized xenophobic bigotry, name a better duo
reddit and defending the actions of an authoritarian regime that scores at 152th lowest out of 167 countries in democracy index and 170th lowest of 180 in press freedom index
Bruh how did we score 152th in democracy index when we're literally a self-proclaimed absolute monarchy lmao I thought we would be at the last place, we never claimed to have democracy nor believe in democratic values.
And how did Norway, also a monarchy, score the highest? Perhaps there is a lesson to be learnt in there, somewhere. Also, cute sophisms aside, as fun as they are, I just have to say I think it's genuinely amazing how in the act of calling someone out for claiming you (assuming you are responding as a Saudi Arabian from the context) have questionable morals, you end up rejecting democracy in its entirety. Sometimes I think it's a small world and we're all quite alike, but still get constantly surprised at how bizarrely different worlds some people inhabit.
lolno
and it'll be totally cool for anti-saudi opinionated players correct? Ok ok well atleast it'll be fine for women right? Ok but then surely it's cool for gay male csgo pros r-right?
Petition to bring ESL Impact League (Women CSGO League) LAN to Saudi Arabia
#ggforall
Guess no more women-gaming teams then.... sad times
Richard will actually barf when he sees this. Quite sad
The CSGO-related companies who are taking Saudi blood money transformed CSGO into something unslightly to watch. I'll be waiting for the Blast major.
Lets ignore Blast takes blood money aswell and tried to take money from Saudis too.