What World Cup fans in Doha have in common

Aside from being football fans, what they have in common is they can afford the discretionary expenditure of several thousand dollars. Even when they come from the poorest countries in the world, where the vast majority of the populations live in grinding poverty. That goes double for the many fans from the poorest countries, where folks live on $2 a day, who are chilling in Doha for the duration. They’re spending tens of thousands, and often hundreds, to stay in five star hotels for the entire month of the competition. The World Cup may be the pinnacle of the beautiful game, but for those who actually found their way to Qatar this is just another circus for rich people. Another thing they have in common is they’re not easily swayed by appeals to social justice. So Qatar cancels gays and treats foreign workers as slaves? No worries! The Beautiful People demand the show go on.