And not just money now but a whole bunch of future tourists.
Tens of thousands of people will travel to Qatar and have a good time. Sure, some won’t and will only reinforce negative stereotypes but enough will enjoy the sanitized version of Qatar that they won’t hesitate to go back for another sporting event or a beach vacation the next time they want to get away. This is especially true for Europeans or asians who have much easier access than we do.
Honestly, even if they imprison a few tourists, you honestly think it’ll make enough waves that anyone will care? Enough people will come home and say they had a good time and can’t see what’s so bad about Qatar.
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