brain_in_a_box,

It’s probably not logistically viable, but as a matter of principle, there is absolutely no reason why DPRK couldn’t host to world cup. It’s gone to plenty of worse countries.

Aria,

It has only gone to worse countries.

usernamesaredifficul,

an entirely reasonable position they’re the organisation to set up football matches not the world police

Gorilladrums,

North Korea isn’t exactly a normal country. Considering how the vast majority of the world knows what North Korea is actually like, this will not be a popular event. FIFA is supposed to pick locations that will help the game spread and grow on global stage. The most shut in country in the world isn’t exactly a good pick. Not to mention the international criticism of FIFA as well as the boycotts from countries and fearful athletes,

ImmortanStalin,

How does everyone in the world know what it’s like if it’s shut in? Why is it shut in?

wombat,

uncritical support for the DPRK in its heroic struggle to liberate occupied Korea from the genocidal American empire

axont,

Many people are saying it!

Evilsandwichman,

America is hosting the world cup next so…yeah literally at this point anything goes. The only way it could be worse is if the literal Nazi regime was back and they were hosting the world cup.

ShimmeringKoi,
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Don’t give Canada any ideas

K0W4LSK1,

Or it’s fatherland US of A where Nazis are national heroes

Oh… wait they already did

ThereRisesARedStar,

Are you really suggesting the DPRK is worse than Qatar? Lmao.

Only the US will kill 20 percent of a population, establish a right wing military dictatorship in the south, and paint the democratic and progressive north as an evil regime worse than an absolute monarchy.

Stamets,
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ProxyTheAwesome,

y’all been taking some Ls lately. If I were Canadian I’d pretend to be American

ElChapoDeChapo,
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ThereRisesARedStar,

Oh, the country where after ww2 a waffen ss tattoo would get you in.

Thordros,
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That’s a good point. Let me amend her post:

Only the US and America Jr. will kill 20 percent of a population, establish a right wing military dictatorship in the south, and paint the democratic and progressive north as an evil regime worse than an absolute monarchy.

xusontha,
Stamets,
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xusontha,

I forgot about that scene lol

Stamets,
@Stamets@startrek.website avatar

Good 'ol Russian Badger. Favorite bit of his is probably the one that goes on about shooting yourself with small caliber bullets to build up resistance to larger caliber.

Great bit.

xusontha,

I had not seen that one before, but that totally fits lol

Fissionami, (edited )
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Doesn’t change anything. Most of the US allies are US vassals nowadays.

reaper_cushions,

Just a small correction: a vassal is a person subservient to a feudal lord. A vessel is a container of some sort or a ship.

Gorilladrums,

paint the democratic and progressive north as an evil regime worse

You clowns are beyond parody

o_d,
@o_d@lemmygrad.ml avatar

Ad hominem

lolcatnip,

No. Accusing someone of a fallacy doesn’t make it true.

lukini,
@lukini@beehaw.org avatar

Worse, not worst.

Muhr,

Today, I feel like North Korean…

Lexam,

Letting that many foreigners into North Korea would be a PR disaster for the Country.

ILikeBoobies,

They have a pretty big tourist industry but it would mostly be people from China

merc,

*worse

GarbageShoot,

Seems like a clear improvement to me

bennieandthez,
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And what would be the problem with NK hosting the world cup huh? Not that it would happen since the WC is nothing more than an ad for countries, you get to host it if you pay the FIFA.

gun,
@gun@lemmy.ml avatar

Since Qatar has already hosted a world cup, he’s got a point

Potatos_are_not_friends,

And yet mfers still go in mass to these games in countries with extreme human rights issues and throw billions of dollars at merch.

HappyMeatbag, (edited )
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I wouldn’t so much as think of attending even if it was right in the next town, so okay. Do it. I’ll enjoy reading about what a disaster it was.

trailing9,

Don’t they have a shortage of bananas?

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