• Jhex@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    The USA team could have saved face and not play Balogun but they did… and no, it does not make trump look powerful because everyone knows fifa is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world

    If anyone had hopes for the USA team because they are hosts or because they are underdors or whatever, that’s over… now it’s just trump’s bitch team

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      9 hours ago

      Yes but can you imagine Trump’s reaction if they didn’t play Balogun and then lost? He’d whine about it forever. This way he championed a birthright citizen and thankfully Belgium won, saving both teams the acrimony of preceived cheaters winning.

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      11 hours ago

      I agree with most of that. But, I’m sorry to be the one to inform you: Corruption is a form of power. The leaders of most other countries aren’t getting the same privilege as the leader of the US and host nation would. If you don’t acknowledge corruption as a form of power then you’re really missing the problem with corruption in the first place.

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        11 hours ago

        Corruption is a form of power

        I know this but refuse to celebrate it… therefore in my book, corruption is just trash

        The leaders of most other countries aren’t getting the same privilege as the leader of the US and host nation would

        They probably would, they are just not petty or stupid enough to bother asking… or they would have worked it discretely

        If you don’t acknowledge corruption as a form of power then you’re really missing the problem with corruption in the first place.

        Already addressed it

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          7 hours ago

          I will never understand why people think there is importance in how they decide to define things in their heads moreso than how they have an impact on the material world. Why should I care how correctly acknowledging that Trump has “power” makes you feel?

          Power is not just an idea. It has actual impact on whether you acknowledge it or decide it should be seen as “power” in idealism. You calling something “powerful” isn’t giving it power. The economic, military, and social connections give power.

          The leader of the US will have this power whether or not you celebrate it. And I never said to celebrate it. I’m not celebrating it. I said to acknowledge it.

          You seem to think you’re in a movie and bending the knee or something. It’s not. It’s pointing to the problem.

          In my opinion. Calling it “trash” is just you giving a comforting but useless response. Yeah, we all dislike it. I would hope we all hate white supremacy. But pretending white supremacy doesn’t have “power” in our world would be delusional.