Why Qatar spent $220 billion on the FIFA World Cup

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In spite of all its wealth, influence, and power, #Qatar is a tribal society at its core. Yet, to survive in the 21st century, Qatari #society needs to reinvent itself.
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[@hadtrio6629]

That's the morrocan royal guard at 4:33 not Qatari ones

[@Geopolitics_Explained]

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[@adam.259]

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[@johnsmith99997]

Why do you always use the wrong UK flag

[@juisss]

please unblock my comments.. they only contain sources for my claims, its not spam... mediocre KZbin filters

[@chetansharma6344]

"Thousands of migrant workers have lost their lives in the process, even so, it is a price Qatar is willing to pay" Is it ruled by Lord Farquaad?

[@M3ganwillslay]

Death is natural ...

[@harismansoor5733]

What about Kashmir😡 motherfucker lindu

[@dannyboy-vtc5741]

@@M3ganwillslay migrant death is even more natural, let's be honest, who is willing to cross the sea in a dinghy while not even knowing how to swim does not value its own life too much at all.

[@themaxinator002]

@@dannyboy-vtc5741 Jesus... Is there a point saying anything?

[@siboneypeltier2307]

Remember Event 201. Strangely coincided with American athletes falling ill at the 2019 Wuhan Military Games. Get ready for the Camel Flu, MERS-2?

[@JMM33RanMA]

This is another great and important CaspianReport video. Having lived and worked in Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, I have seen tribalism at work in all of them. It was a surprise that tribalism existed in Iran, given the antiquity of the Persian state. I was surprised to learn in a previous video that only about half of Iranians are "Persian," the rest are divided into tribes like Baluchi, Turkoman, Lur, etc. Some of the non-Persians are nations, or, as in Qatar, people of a tribe or nation in another state, like Azeri, Kurdi, etc. While tribalism in Iran rarely impacted me as a foreign teacher, it did impact me in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In SA I learned that "wasta," or influence, was tribal and it directly impacted my work. Students used wasta to obtain class assignments, which teacher they would get and how they would be taught. This was a headache for the school administration, especially the foreign staff. In addition to tribe, other related cultural issues, such as age, face hair, diet, dress, etc. also play a role. Tribalism may be ameliorated or covered up, but elimination seems to be almost impossible. People who live and work abroad really need to know about such things. Kudos to CaspianReport for taking on this issue. It would, perhaps, be a good Idea to compare tribalism in different countries and/or to do a deeper dive into the minutiae of how it manifests itself.

[@ahmyk9190]

Wasta= nepotism

[@George-ur8ow]

That would be interesting, a combination of historical, sociological and pyschological pieces. Might be difficult to pull off without appearing to be bigoted ot ignorant (even though, presumably, one would of course not be bigoted).

[@kimmogensen4888]

Humans are flock animals and their are both physical benefit and psychological feeling of safety and belonging from members of a group. It of course can have both benefits and bad results depending on the success of and in position in the group. Citizenships of a state is a more advanced and office rules based Tribalism, Qatari and the other states you experience tribalism is a very old version, super nepotistic, where civic nationalism is light nepotism, as a Danish citizen I still has some specific things that only civilians can, like voting for parliament, but in most things everyone with promises to live in Denmark has the same rights and not legal to give citizens special privileges like you expected, if a Romanian citizen study in Denmark they get free education and can apply for the same thing’s as Danish citizens, like getting paid money to support you, SU, depending on your needs. Tribalism is hard to get rid of like corruption, civic nationalism is better but hard to achieve, ethnic nationalism like the Nazis are tribalism one steroids. But yes more information about the topic should be made, and easier to access, it one is to work such places, but still sound like a unique experience when you like me come from a place where things can be boring sometimes, not that i don’t know it’s the boredom of being privileged. 😊

[@JMM33RanMA]

@@kimmogensen4888 Denmark seems to be a very nice, civilized place. I was only there for about a week, suffering intense jet lag, and only spent time in Copenhagen before taking the boat train to Lübeck. As to civic tribalism, I would have said that the US had managed blend almost all European nationalities together without the problems in Qatar and UAE. I would have been wrong. The events of the past few years have shown that there are tribal problems in the US. The "Republican" Party has turned into the Trump Monarchist Party, with fascist and racist factions, or tribes. The Democratic Party has its own internal tribal divisions. In case you are wondering why the US has a 2-party system, it doesn't. The government is set up in a way that requires factions to make semi-permanent alliances in order to take power, while in Europe coalitions are made after elections. The minor parties that exist in the US rarely get any power because even local governments have the same form as the national government. New England is an exception. counties are lines on the map here, and town government is Swiss style direct democracy in town meetings.

[@benT-xv3ep]

I don't know much about SA or the UAE but Iran is very far from what you call it a tribalism society. all the persian, azeri, kurd, lur, arab or baluchies are considered different ethnic group which have intermingled with one and other in the past centuries or millenniums. There's no such a thing as an ethnic leader or representer in Iran as you might find in a tribe. for most Iranians their national identity comes before their ethnic or religious identity. I also find it odd that as someone who both lived and worked in Iran you had to learn that not every Iranian is Persian on youtube.

[@hansgruber788]

0:33 "some of you may die, but it is a sacrifice, I am willing to make"

[@Geopolitics_Explained]

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[@GeorgeKarayannis]

this

[@hallelbimpong1901]

@@juisss lol

[@PS-ug7nm]

@@juisss keep crying bot

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

I find it telling how the vast majority of the video focuses on the intertribal and regional politics that shape Qatar, and here in the comments all people are interested in spamming is a reference to ONE LINE that occupied a few seconds of the video but that gets talked about ad infinitum by other videos on Qatar. Shows how little people are interested in actually learning something new, versus just regurgitating popular media narratives ad nauseam.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

"Some of you may die, but it is a sacrifice I willing to make" - Qatar

[@juisss]

The deaths caused by the construction for this world cup, is a few hundreds, like 400... the "6500" number that media like to talk about is the TOTAL of deaths, by ALL causes (even natural) for ALL foreigners in Qatar, in the LAST DECADE or something like that, it's a stat that has nothing to do with all this... Edit: it's actually way less than a 100, check your info

[@bronekjeszczeniezdechchwaakrl]

​@@juisss YEAH, SURE BUDDY XD

[@nygothuey6607]

@@juisss Even if what you say is true 400 is still WAY too many.

[@justamoroccandude2588]

@@nygothuey6607 400 to build a new city and four mega staduims in 8 years is too many ? Ok go look at how many Humans died constructing European cities loool

[@frida507]

@@juisss "a few hundreds"...

[@louganshahn2620]

tribalism is such a weird thing for westerners to understand, but as a history teacher I always tell my students to think of these tribes as if they were natives from america. They truly hate each other in spite of the foreigners who come, and they have been fooled around by too many people, so they've grown distrustful of each other, leading them to eternal disconnection, rather allying themselves to other countries, but not to their own.

[@hjuikkll]

I dont think its at all "weird" to understand. Unless you start by being brainwashed.

[@scorpioneldar]

as a westerner. tribalism isn't weird at all. It is in fact the natural state of humanity. we have to work really really hard to dilute it or harness it toward useful ends. if you ever wonder why segments of society tend to make choices revolving around preventing the success of an other within your society. that comes from tribalism. if you can't see it in your own country. your blind. the west has been generally better at harnessing it into nationalism than other societies. but many others have caught up in that regard and even the west got that idea from other societies.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Tribalism is very much alive and well in the west, it just doesn't trace itself back centuries. But we're seeing plenty of new 'tribes' forming all the time, identifying themselves by social or political ideology rather than ethnicity but acting very much like tribes do in all other respects. There's strong intra-tribal identification and support, their social networks tend to be dominated by people of similar beliefs as they have, they even tend to marry within the 'tribe' and express active disinclination to mix with opposing tribes (surveys have found as much, and it's a trend that's only become more pronounced over the years). We just don't call them tribes.

[@royxeph_arcanex]

Some of the commenters here disagreeing with you either *don't* actually understand the way tribalism manifests in our region (I'm from the Middle East) or that they don't do a good job in expressing their justification. Tribalism in our region can reach a point where people from separate towns will never intermarry and if such a case happens they will be disowned by their tribes. Based on the bloodline and geographical residence alone. In the west, such cases or their equivalents would more often than not be tagged as racist, xenophobic, and/or bigoted, and to be fair - rightfully so. That is because the way western civilization was formed and the values it holds today denounce judgement based on factors that do not relate to one's worldview or behavior. In everything related to genetic or geographic factors, the west follows the mentality of inclusivity, or at least tries to. In our region, however, in cases like marriage for example, it is not uncommon to do the exact opposite and denounce marrying someone from a different tribe of a distant village regardless of their worldview. Think Romeo and Juliet. Textbook xenophobia, based on ethnic background, legitimized by the culture and social norms. If that is not enough to clarify the difference, in my country there were cases where some tribes were so hostile to each other that it would escalate to violent clashes. Yes, with guns. Some of these cases could only be mediated by *the police.* It took national law enforcement to step in so the opposing tribes reconcile. Everything I said here can manifest in the form of a terrible, terrible phenomenon called honor killings. I'd rather not elaborate more since this comment is already quite long and verbose, but I recommend you to look it up. If things like these don't exist in your society, then don't say that you live through the same thing in the west.

[@louganshahn2620]

@@royxeph_arcanex I'm Brazilian and tribalism, in the way it exists over Middle East, DOES NOT exist here. As simple and sound, that is why many people have trouble understanding, hance why people come here just pointing fingers but giving no explanations.

[@nerdlarge4691]

Better geopolitical analysis here than you get on most corporate news channels.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

By far, comes without massive political ideological bias

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I discovered ground news through this channel and am very glad to be able to have access to such a useful tool, thank you guys !

[@FrankPizza88]

WHY ARE YOU RUN BY JEWS???

[@icanshowyouperu221]

I do have one question - does Ground News have any plans to create their own bias measurements, instead of using the ones from Ad Fontes?

[@pampoovey6977]

This is Spam

[@tranquillo2741]

@@pampoovey6977 😢😢😢 wannacry.exe

[@aespa690]

This channel videos are always great! I learned a lot of new things about Qatar and its history thank you Shirvan

[@youssef_houmazen]

fact check what you're seeing because I saw a lot of false information about qatar.

[@Cptbaraa]

Many information are wrong….so dont be that excited

[@esho2279]

@@Cptbaraa what was wrong?

[@esho2279]

@@youssef_houmazen what information here is false?

[@deusexaethera]

"Nations are made of stories, not atoms."

[@joeshar.]

220 billion dollar spent for a 1-month sport event or 1 billion dollar donation to all countries would help Qatar's image

[@AchwaqKhalid]

4:28 this is #Essaouira city in Morocco 🇲🇦 4:33 and this is Hassan Tower in Rabat city also in Morocco 🤔 Someone has picked the wrong stock videos 😅

[@wahibkaizo8521]

Bghaw yaklona 😂😂

[@enddaoccupation]

Lots of wrong information

[@sdermbender5072]

any depiction of the Middle East uses footage fom Morocco, even hollywood films lol

[@alphacentauri7468]

True .. Doha was a sand desert, nothing there to build a wall to protect it ..

[@amazighberbereculture3179]

Yep I also noticed the same thing,maybe cuz Qatar have no ancient building just tents 🤣 they also used Moroccan footage and culture during the world cup,

[@jewish_honeybudger]

I am so happy for Mr.Shirvan that you have the audience more than million. I was with you when you have only 14 thousand. I wish you all the best in your initiatives and your work!!!!

[@samuelstyles5031]

idk this video was pretty bad

[@technolegends306]

@@samuelstyles5031 L

[@samuelstyles5031]

@@technolegends306 ? it's literally wikipedia tier information

[@technolegends306]

@@samuelstyles5031 L

[@Alitacyan]

"Death is a natural part of life." "Any time is a good time for a prequel meme" - Fifa

[@uhm175]

Cringe

[@Terra-YT]

Wow Caspian! This might be my favorite video of yours yet! You're a total inspiration and in fact, because of seeing your success, I've decided to start making videos too! Keep grinding, your hard work clearly pays off!

[@johnflethcer5877]

Yo I'm gunna check your channel out bro! Thumbnails look good!

[@Terra-YT]

@@johnflethcer5877 thank you!

[@Geopolitics_Explained]

It will be really nice if you'll vote in my community poll*$#

[@t.c.4321]

This video is very insightful, and explains alot of the countries actions. Excellent work.

[@kayjr9795]

6000 dying in 10 years out of 2million workers, thats 0.01% which is practically better than most countries by a mile. I found nd it extremely hypocritical how everyone start flexing their virtue when covering an arab country but never does that same about western countries that have invaded and killed so many, nobody gonna talk about the tens of thousands of civilians n children losing lives to US attacks on Afghanistan and iraq? You may call this "whataboutism" but i am just pointing out the hypocrisy of 'holier than thou' and selective virtuous behaviour.

[@03.achyuthans39]

So your point is we can have whataboutism and choose to ignore deaths just cause the west also did it. Nice..

[@muneerobeidat4363]

Good point!

[@salmanalansari]

6500 total deaths, including all causes of deaths, not construction accidents.

[@wawaweewa9159]

Radical Liberals are outraged, so they nitpick on anything and blow it out of proportion. As usual.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

it isn't better than most countries in terms of construction deaths. It's far worse. International labour organisations have flagged it as a serious problem for a long time. Weird that you defend Qatar which is effectively an apartheid society. The working majority are disenfranchised and exploited, to ensure the luxurious lives on the Qatari minority. They also live segregated from each other, among other things. It isn't comparable to other countries -- except places like Apartheid South Africa...

[@keiker2254]

this wc was a PR disaster for the countey

[@moonage_]

hell yeah new Caspian Report while I eat dinner! nice

[@jimihughes8846]

Thanks Shovohn. U are always informative.

[@SAli-td8kl]

220 Billion dollars sounded like a crazy number but most of it has been on improving infrastructure which will benefit the country for decades.

[@pauloakwood9208]

"at the table instead of on the menu". Classic.

[@БоянБогданов-ю6о]

1 bottle of water for 1 barrel of oil. I want to see this.

[@upsanddowns960]

Nope they can make ocean water drinkable with that oil

[@horsthorst11]

Man, tribalism, monarchy and theocracy just suck. We already tried that shit for centuries and it didn‘t work. Why does humanity keep repeating the same stupid mistakes over and over again?

[@benghazi4216]

You need to leave that sh*t first to be able to revert back to it. Qatar never did

[@Atabascael]

8:41 - your GDP figures are a bit off. They do convey the correct message of Qatar having high per capita GDP, but the 2022 IMF figures are not what you show here. I just checked on the IMF website, and it puts Qatar at 82.89kUSD as per 2022.

[@drsou6316]

😅 4:33 min that’s a clip of the gate of the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat, MOROCCO 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@dgetzin]

On the sports - this seems REALLY nice. Team sports on the little-league level in grade school - high school and middle school will probably make the biggest difference. With all those universities, a “bowl system” of invitationals will help. This works. We all know it works. The US used to emphasize it with basketball and football.

[@atypicalprogrammer5777]

Al Jazeera, normally: Investigative journalism, not afraid to challenge authoritarian regimes, even if their journalists risk being arrested or worse. Al Jazeera, when talking about the world cup, or Qatar in general: "the west is so hypocritical, don't they remember they (also) used to allow slavery"

[@benghazi4216]

Yeah, Al Jazeera has zero credibility while reporting on Qatar, or most issues in the region. Otherwise it's pretty good on the journalistic front.

[@PS-ug7nm]

They are really good at playing victim card and bringing up someone else's crime to divert from their own....

[@muneerobeidat4363]

@@PS-ug7nm They learned that tactic from the west, works well for you guys

[@houssameddine6885]

Why are you showing videos of Morocco while talking about Qatar?

[@blanchjoe1481]

Dear Caspian, Qatar as a "Theocratic Tribal Society" can be a useful moniker to describe the better part of the entire Middle Eastern Region. Pushed, or forced into the 20th and 21st century on a tsunami of fossil fuels the entire culture is, at a sociopolitical level, merely large conflict driven and distrustful family groups with vast wealth. Far more so than is imaginable in the US or Germany, should their "guest workers" go on strike or leave, the entire society would collapse. Qatar's delicate military position also explains whey they host the huge Al-Udeid Air Base. This is home to the US Military's Combined Air Operation Center responsible for all air operations in the Middle East and Central Asia. Qatar is dependent upon the US Military umbrella to maintain peace with its neighbors. However much like Saudi Arabia, it is a culture and sociopolitical system that is a house built upon sand, it has no inherent inner stability or nationhood however this can change, but at a cost. As with Saudi Arabia, as the Qatarian youth become more educated ( especially in foreign countries ), they will lose their tribal affiliations, however this also threatens the natural inherent conservatism of modern Islam, which is the only real unifying principal in the entire region.

[@thomaslove6494]

Amazing comment... I enjoyed reading it....

[@watershed8685]

That’s why Qatar and most other Arab states embrace Sharia law regarding migrant workers that could be used to effectively make them slaves and prevent from leaving if need be. And the prospect of a workers strike there would be laughable if not so morbid.

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

@@watershed8685 Your so funny u knownothing about sharia law

[@watershed8685]

@@Bell_plejdo568p I don’t need to be an expert to know about the inhumane Kafala system

[@watershed8685]

@Seeyou Seemee they can be, history knows many such examples where the owner granted money and luxurious goods to a favorite slave. And differentiating slavery and forced labor in 21st century public (non-legal or non-policy) discourse is a distinction without a difference I believe

[@modulator7861]

Fascinating! Excellent writing, Shirvan and team! ;)

[@yami6499]

If this world cup was Qatar's plan of 'nation-building' and/or improving their image like a modern middle-east like Dubai...then it has spectacularly failed. If anything, Qatar's image is now way worse than what it was before the world-cup....and we can more or less be ceratin that they wont get any major sport hosting event in coming years. Recent corruption scandals of European politicians by Qatari govs' money has made matters worse. And this spoiled image has severely impacted their ability of 'conflict moderator' in middle-east. As a country whose sole existence depends on USA's military protection and being a huge seller of oil.....having a terrible image in eyes of most of the big oil-buyers is by no way an advantage. Not to mention they have a negative relation with most of middle-east since their role in Arab Spring. I think Qatari gov. became too overconfident after military protection from USA....after which they have become overly-aggressive......now resulting in unnecessarily making large no. of enemies.

[@shoking9825]

nope qatar is actually way better than before they made a train and tram system underground and above ground which my whole family uses to get to work and they made multiple hotels and tons of bridges and towers which will be turned into offices and homes look at the westerners who went to qatar sharing their videos and opinions saying they were wrong about what they said about qatar

[@cakapcakep241]

USA is not going to be in middle east forever and they knew it. There is another power on the rise like India, Indonesia, Brazil, Bangladesh, and China who will needs their oil to grow. They want to appeal to them not the USA. USA is a superpower in decline from their perspective, just look at their debt to GDP ratio, it is already past 100%. The world will be multipolar again in the future just like before WW1.

[@shoking9825]

@@cakapcakep241 this is true

[@kpopnation100]

@@shoking9825 "Yeah, Qatari govt may have corrupted multiple European politicians, nearly have our neighbors hate us for funding terrorist, and have killed thousands of migrant workers with abuse, neglect and sweltering heat for hotels and infrastructure no one probably going to use because our population is as small as the size of Luxembourg but hey, at least we show the world that were a family-friendly country with a train"

[@arturmo1046]

@@shoking9825 there has been growth, indeed. Putting so many billions in building new infrastructure is amazing. The point lies, i believe, not in the external changes, but the internal, which did not happen, and will not happen. I mean it is a hybris to believe that one event can change the country (which it shouldn't, it's put to Qatar to clean their shit up). I am more angry at the whole world cup event, which is a pool of curruption (not just in Qatar).

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Qatar should be ashamed of itself, but of course they won't be. They manner they treat(ed) the workers is beyond shameful. And these people believe in Allah? Where in the Qur'an are they encouraged to treat humanity that way? Allah is NOT their god, money is. All responsible will be cursed, as He will not be mocked.

[@kingace6186]

"Because at heart nations are made of stories, not atoms."

[@abokareem7586]

didn't spend 220 bil for WC, they spend only 7 bil, the rest is for infrastructure , they built new country for the future

[@MrGaters34]

When is the video about Azerbaïdjan's aggression on Armenia coming ?

[@russell6075]

Armenia deserved it

[@senti2175]

U mean when they humilated Armenia and finally drive them off the UN recignized Azeri land? That 'aggression'? 🤭

[@jamilshekinski]

Never? Armenia was asking for it all along. They're going to lose what they have if they don't recognize Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.

[@MrGaters34]

Interesting. So far all the comments have been from war-mongerring pro-azeris.

[@grammarpapa274]

Armenia is a terrorist state

[@jamesmcgaiver4872]

Because BBC and CNN said thousands of migrants workers lost their lives in construction sites !!! You have to copy paste the information like a parrot what is your arguments and proves for that. Qatar did teach us to enjoy a world cup ; alcohol free; violence free; hooligans free; the most hospitable people in all previous world cup editions; lot of respect to women fans and so much priority given to them in queues and public transportation access ; very swift rail links to stadiums; top notch stadiums; crime free edition ; taught us family values how to care for elderly and care for our parents. Etc......if you failed to see all this then you need glasses on your eyes and your hearts too. BRAVO QATAR.

[@youness806]

How many migrant in Europe and America dies just because they don't have what to eat Before judging other we have to look around our problems... At least migrant help themselves and support their families... I'm not here to defend anyone but this is a huge attack by media to world cup country host

[@gosnooky]

This is the channel I come to when I want to understand geopolitics instead of CNN, BBC or AJ. No agenda other than facts.

[@rafirafoulraflamoul]

little minor detail: qatar is one the the main base of the US in the area, so no major invasion from outside is really a threat

[@iberionbaratheon7927]

Very weird to put it this way because qatari identity was not known when you were talking about "invasions' most of the invasions had local people and tribes endorsing other rulers as their not Al thani who was also seen as a quasi invader too. Weird way to frame things.

[@muneerobeidat4363]

The entire video is inaccurate and is praised by people who have no idea what goes on in that country

[@hadhad69]

This is a very slick channel with great content but having a map with dark land and black water makes it quite confusing to look at

[@thedude4611]

from 4:31 TO 4:36 thats morocco not Qatar

[@alpharho1354]

"Stories unite people" - NOW, I understand what Tyrion Lannister was talking about, when he nominated Brandon I "The Broken" Stark was as the (high) King of Six Kingdoms. Thanks Shivran.

[@shannonmikko9865]

So glad Qatar didn’t score a single goal in their world cup. Money can buy you a lot of things but not respect, sorry Qatar

[@gladlawson61]

Qatar never should have had a world cup. Same with china having an Olympics. It is corruption at its finest

[@E4439Qv5]

@@SegFault69 Croatia will beat Morocco.

[@alialt6460]

Actually they did score a goal against senegal

[@Baller474]

Which Arab country doesn’t have tribes

[@Sport4Life]

Maybe use scenes from Qatar itself and not Morocco or other Arab nations next time? Good report

[@juanfelipegodoy4011]

I have enjoyed these videos for over a year but I can’t wait for him to finally get to talking about prince caspian

[@wailchalabi119]

I think there is a mistake in the 4:30,those are videos of Morocco not Qatar

[@aizityahya]

4:33 that's morocco 🇲🇦❤️

[@aizityahya]

@RZR PRODUCTIONS 🔊 still made it to the semi finals, and about to get that 3rd place :))

[@the-quintessenz]

Less riots please by exile Moroccans.

[@aizityahya]

@@the-quintessenz cry more

[@the-quintessenz]

@@aizityahya Why so dismissive?

[@radioastronomy2001]

They just built a gigantic set for Dune 2

[@Dancingonthesun]

I used ground news for a while. The only complaints I have is that it never stopped asking me to turn on notifications, and it implies through its design that a centrist position is by default the most reasonable position, which for a radical like me is disagreeable. Other than that I found it to be another doom scrolling app, so not for me.

[@thomaslove6494]

A centrist veiw is by definition the most reasonable.... Simply because a radical position is viewed by the majority of the population as unreasonable...

[@wdsp69]

Excellent as always. Thanks.

[@user-eh2hj8bx6O]

Seems like a waste of human lives and waste of money. If anything, the wc brought the atrocities to light.

[@abokareem7586]

Facts about “Qatar World Cup 2022”, the best world cup ever: 1- Qataris are hospitable and friendly people 2- Western medias hypocrisy is disgusting 3- When you are guest, respect host culture 4- Family’s values come first 5- No drunk in stadium, No riot, No arrest 6- Family- and woman- friendly tournament 7- Palestine is still the issue. Thank Qatar❤❤

[@seadkolasinac7220]

Here's another fact. Qatar is effectively an apartheid society. The working majority are disenfranchised and exploited, to ensure the luxurious lives on the Qatari minority. They also live segregated from each other, among other things

[@thecianinator]

Qataris are so hospitable and friendly that they killed 10,000 slaves just to make the tourists more comfortable, such generosity 🤗

[@praveenjain262]

this was the bloodiest fifa World cup ever happened

[@alonys]

It would be interesting to know what sea level rise projections for the region might spell as far as the stability of the little nations like Qatar and Bahrein. I think the future might bring a growing dependence on the Saudis.

[@xy5870]

Fairy tales & delusions

[@bighillraft]

@@xy5870 yes I agree Saudi Arabia is a fairy tale, everybody knows that the Rashidis still control Arabia, the Saudis are just a collective hallucination

[@hallelbimpong1901]

A growing dependance for what? Terrorism ?

[@03.achyuthans39]

@@xy5870 climate change is a fairy tale now?

[@miracleman8022]

Don’t worry about the oceans that will not happen don’t be briainwashed by the media we will be fine in the next 10 years maybe not from nukes but global warming will be fine

[@MosmMAli]

Wow you coverage is detailed and entertaining so liked and subbed

[@SAli-td8kl]

Would love to see a similar video on UAE. Really intrigued by the unique power structure of the UAE in which a state is held together by 7 different royal families ruling their own little part of the state.

[@youssef_houmazen]

fact check what you're seeing because I saw a lot of false information about qatar.

[@ME-yp7fn]

He won't make a video about UAE because this video about Qatar is probably funded by the UAE. I have been seening his content prefer certain countries and actors that really known for propaganda and funding of social media influencers.

[@MegaFarkh]

Since 4:30 you are showing Morocco instead of Qatar :D

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

They have chose a nation of bigotry for their model. Long live Qatar!

[@Numba003]

I know very little about Qatar; thank you for another interesting video. I would be interested in future content on the tribalism still present in Middle Eastern politics. Thank you again for this one! Merry Christmas out there everybody! ✝️🎄

[@youssef_houmazen]

man this guy is showing moroccan cities and saying it's qatar lol, Fact checked this please

[@adelward8796]

Western media feeds you with lies, your people like robots

[@Numba003]

@@youssef_houmazen I mostly listen to these rather than watch them. Is there much stock footage of Qatar even out there?

[@Numba003]

@@adelward8796 To which "lies" specifically in this video are you referring? I will agree that one should generally take mass media with a grain of salt.

[@Handle0108]

@@Numba003 Tribalism is the case across the Middle East, some countries have managed to minimise their role but its still there. This is the same issue in my home country of Somalia, our clans/tribal divisions broke the country despite us all being one people, speaking the same language and having the same culture and religion.

[@albabtain41]

Over all, Qatar is wealthy country & better than all World countries like it or not. Beside that , all the tribes in Qatar are of Saudis descend

[@Nekudza]

LOL, Thumbnail picture and first shots of the video are actually from NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine

[@Roonii82]

For the first time in this channel a video provides superficial analysis. The Arab Gulf Countries are mysterious and although this video provided valuable information it was unable to dive deep. Geostrategically Qatar has interesting connections with Turkey, Iran and the UK, I was hoping this will be mentioned. Also the recent Arab embargo on Qatar was not mentioned. A very impossible ask is to give insights about the successions in the ruling family, but that’s a mystery for all gulf countries in general.

[@a.d8509]

I'm pretty sure shirvan already has vidoes on the arab blockade and qatars relationship with the region dating back to a couple of years ago

[@igors2383]

only caspian report would remind me of The Iliad

[@glike2]

Oil price collapse will be a beautiful thing for the middle east.

[@valensinclair6750]

Every day that passes is another day closer for fusion energy. Goodbye oil, goodbye middle-east.

[@waailboubekri6039]

Why use morocco images for qatar??? Essaouira and rabat

[@parveskoyes9937]

It was a really good World Cup. Arguably the greatest of all time along with Brazil 2014. Surely now Messi is the GOAT.

[@MadRobexe]

@6:14 There is another Tribe from the Middle East that also acts like this, especially in the West. They are highly ethnocentric and subversive. They constitute a "uncriticizable cast" within the host nations were they dwell. They are a small international clique, only loyal to themselves and look down upon and outright hate those native peoples with whom they live along side. Of curse, i am talking about those whom you are not allowed to criticise or hold hold any other opinion about, other them what they themselves would like you to hold.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

guys, it's kanye west! :O

[@MadRobexe]

@@Ass_of_Amalek I preferer Uncle Ruckus over Kanye tbh.

[@dh510]

9:53 "or won"... Looking at you, Morocco...

[@CzowiekWojny]

didnt expect this video to be so interesting

[@abdelra7man87]

It's interesting, but you didn't mention the role qatar is using Muslim brotherhood to build softpower

[@benghazi4216]

He has before, a whole episode on Qatar's involvement is spreading protests and terrorism to other countries in the region.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Makes me wonder what would happen if the treatment of expat migrant workers ever got bad enough that the migrant workers rioted en masse. There are a hell of a lot of them compared to the native Qatari population, I dunno how the government would be able to control them all at once in that scenario.

[@juniorjames7076]

People are easily divided. Promote and bribe some, encourage them to backstab others. Pit families, or professions, or organizations against each other, create "gate-keeper" castes among the socio-economic classes...hell, the British wrote the blueprint!!! They won't have any problems for good while.

[@muneerobeidat4363]

They would send them back home. Also if they’re not armed then they pose no harm to the police. They would be easy to break up and gets sent and since they’re not citizens the Qatari police doesn’t need to be careful in the way they disassemble the riot.

[@Handle0108]

They are a disunited bunch of foreigners who are not citizens who don’t even understand each other a lot of the times. They can’t mount any opposition as mere foreign migrant workers who depend on the country for their income and feeding their families back home.

[@kumarlko1347]

Don't know what Native Tribals are feeling ? But Muslims across Indian Subcontinent are completely euphoric...

[@BakerVS]

Small correction if I may: The UK flag is wrong, and hasn't been used for over 200 years.

[@GBOAC]

4:52 wouldn't Britain by then have used the modern day Union Jack? Afaik the modern version was used since 1801.

[@thefrub]

9:53 People will riot and set things on fire if their team wins, too. It's just human nature that we're always looking for an excuse to toast a few cars

[@co2_os]

Nah That's just british nature

[@thetayz72]

neva ya own car tho huh, ya tossa

[@CrocodileWhispers]

How is Qatar not an apartheid state? Especially with how you refer to them “they need to keep the native population together” idk seems pretty divided along racial lines to me… especially when you consider who can get education and health care

[@Handle0108]

Not really, all natives can get privileges. The ones who can’t are foreign temporary workers, so why should they be included in their “national” vision and “native” population. It’s kinda in the words mate.

[@therandomyoutubechannel3026]

How much did they made back ??

[@arborinfelix]

It would be great to see the Indians and Filipinos and the other migrant workers taking over the Qatari government :)

[@senti2175]

Which is why why they have Pakistani and Turkish military ready to defend 😁

[@shoking9825]

wont happen because they live in good condition

[@moulayismail1546]

Just like how greeks control tutkey

[@PS-ug7nm]

@@senti2175 LoL the same Pakistan army that made the largest surrender in modern history 😂☕ ?

[@senti2175]

@@PS-ug7nm u mean surrendering in midst of a civil war? Do indian pat themselves for that? Really? Lol

[@armanx2]

"At hart nations are made of stores" coming from Azerbedjani 😆😁 That must make lot of sense to you...😂

[@AkshayPallikkara]

FInal Whistle from WC Final 2022 Human Rights 0- 1 Qatar

[@SUomiist]

Excellent as always 🤩

[@McadMcad]

Ziggy Played Qatar - 1973 David Bowie

[@SarahH0g4n]

I wish I was Qatari. Every family is a millionaire.

[@the-quintessenz]

That's normal in other countries as well. If you discount migrants almost all Western Eurpeans are (still) millionaires.

[@XtoCee]

@@the-quintessenz No, they’re not.

[@SarahH0g4n]

@@the-quintessenz definitely NOT. the amount of foreign investments alone makes every Qatari a millionaire. Even considering migration. They are wealthy beyond belief. Anyhow they bring shame to my Islamic village as they sponsor terrorism globally. Unlimited cash, I guess gives you almost unlimited power.

[@the-quintessenz]

@@XtoCee They are. It's just not reported as it is inopportunistic. The rate is somewhere at 90%.

[@MrAdam6468]

I love your voice! Guess I got used to it. Also what program you use for the maps?? It looks very good!

[@hijas7228]

Respect Qatar..it has pulled out an amazing thing in a way other present countries cannot..Btw the middle east is now digging GAS for German partner as agreed lately. .

[@franzjoseph1837]

Yeah you can build alot of things with slave labor

[@ruzzsverion2728]

So you are pro slavery? How arabic of you.

[@senti2175]

@@franzjoseph1837 ya the slaves that keep coming back to gulf countries.

[@shoking9825]

they own lots of specs in the uk

[@franzjoseph1837]

@@senti2175their poverty doesn't excuse Qatari slavery.

[@Tom-ed7qb]

Sadly no one is talking about the migrant workers who were injured and those who lost their lives during the construction in Qatar. Period

[@DroneStrike1776]

Kaepernick did that because he was a failure in the NFL. So he tried a different method to keep himself relevant. He promoted a movement for people that made my life and family's life a living hell in the 80s and 90s. As a Cambodian, my parents arrived in America in the early 80s, escaping a genocide only to run into a certain group of hateful and violent people.

[@franzjoseph1837]

@@ye5331 lolo just say your racist. You don't care about "black crime" you literally have no solutions just hate

[@franzjoseph1837]

Lol your racism doesn't excuse systemic racism. Sorry your so racist get better soon

[@carteor]

Lol lmao even

[@MadRobexe]

"Diversity is our strength." "Cancer is our health." "War is our peace." "Ignorance is our knowledge." "Lies are our truth" "Fornication is our chastity." "Obesity is our fitness." "Exclusion is our inclusivity"

[@benghazi4216]

A good example that it isn't just white people that are racist in the US. Imagine being so f*cked in your head that a protest movement for equal rights is somehow promoting criminals in your mind. Who is the hateful person really?

[@raigulfam5609]

You should directly answer the title of your video instead telling history.

[@sahilbaxi]

Read a news headline then, instead of watching a KZbin video

[@BiscuitDelivery]

Imagine spending a year and a half of your GDP to host a football game.

[@stupifyingstupedity2112]

To drive an animal foward, you need a carrot 🥕, to drive a man foward, you need truth.

[@stupifyingstupedity2112]

A world of baits and ambitions

[@syedsafwaan5162]

Our boy went rapidly "Why Qatar Spent to" to the history of Qatar.

[@ColdFlame53]

Smart play. Bout time they figured it out

[@johannes1498]

Thank you for your insight, as always!

[@youssef_houmazen]

fact check what you're seeing because I saw a lot of false information about qatar.

[@sehailfillali615]

Why are you showing images from Morocco @ 4:27?

[@falsevacuum4667]

How is Qatar not an apartheid state?

[@HusianFaragJprailBasil]

the greatest world cup ever in Qatar 2022 thanks for Qatar for preventing drinks and guy .

[@SeekingSnow]

Thanks Shirvan!