Someone Explain To Me, Why Do We Have A FIFA World Cup 2022??

It seems truly embarrassing for a world in big trouble

Christyl Rivers, Phd.
2 min readNov 22, 2022
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The heat is on

The world is in a horrific crisis due to global heating. Yet, we are spending billions and billions to oil-rich nations, terrible corrupt organizations (like FIFA), enslavers, and bigots, and much more.

I do get the tribalism sports rah-rah stuff. We need games and diversions that keep us fit, especially mentally, right now. But I do not understand the intense passion for this particular event at a time when we could simply have nations create safe and fair games that seek to compete to save the most people, places, and the planet.

Maybe a sort of Red light/Green light sort of game to help fund refugees trying to find habitable places, or, have international players compete in habitat restoration. Any sort of athleticism that rebuilds after fires, floods, and more intense than ever storms would be welcome.

As has been reported everywhere, FIFA is among the most corrupt regimes ever created. Many people are enslaved to build the infrastructure for non-viable climates like Qatar where workers labor in (120+…

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Christyl Rivers, Phd.

Ecopsychologist, Writer, Farmer, Defender of reality, and Cat Castle Custodian.