1ºDorian Barroudi you’re not wrong at all. I’ve also acknowledged how many Americans do not accept people for who they are simply because they do not align with how they believe people should live. I believe various religions or cultures have taught people to live a certain way, which in some cases, then creates a distain for those that do not do the same as them. Not all will feel this way against those they do not relate to, but there are extremists amongst any belief. With that being said, it’s not the government that physically causes pain to people, it’s the xenophobic people that follow the rhetoric of others they worship or admire. You’d hope the government would attempt to encourage people to live harmoniously. One day people will learn to love one another for what’s inside.
2ºIsaac Appiah Qatar paints itself black just fine by promising individuals overseas well-paying respectable jobs, bring them over and take their passport so they can't leave, put them in dormitories with up to 12 men jammed into a room the size of an American prison cell, and then force them to work in unsafe and grueling conditions indefinitely claimng their pay is the meager shelter and scraps of food they are given, stop enslaving people and maybe people will stop attacking your country. The World Cup has brought even more attention to this by the amount of deaths of these workers that occurred building these stadiums, so it's only gonna escalate from here.
3ºMinus all of the dress code rules (mainly the fact that pride colors have been forbidden)… I’m sure it’s been absolutely great for people that come from all of the world as well the people native to Qatar. But these countries with governments that continue to oppress their own people so harshly, are decades behind in laws of humanity. (I recognize that the US has its short comings and there are many people who would like to oppress those that are different from them, which I equally denounce— but we’re not threatened or executed for protesting and advocating for what is humane.)
4ºRyan Barrett I’m an American living abroad. There is no such thing as separation of state and church that is an illusion. Just see how that affected Roe vs Wade. A woman being forced to carry a child because of religious views regardless if it is to save the life of a mother. I can easily call that oppression. And by the way, in Qatar Out of respect any kind of affection in public is not permitted. Behind closed doors you can do as you wish. That’s the difference. I think that’s the problem with most Americans, they have this idea about a world they don’t know based solely on what it is said in the media, which is always biased.
5ºRyan Barrett when you travel what you should be concerned about is your safety first. If the standards of safety are high then just enjoy the positive things that country has to offer. The rest is up to the citizens of that country to decide if the want to change. Change comes within and let them shape their society the way they want. If they ask for your help then help them, if not then just let them figure their own way. Trust me alot of people from different countries watch TV and what they see happening in your cities and families does not encourage to follow the roads that led to your freedom. Your freedom comes with a hefty tax not many countries want to pay