that falls into the orientalist trap but there is legitimate criticism of the system in place needed to build the stadiums. but in the long run, you have to think about what the rest of the world thinks as well. it s a global game. there was a lot of criticism in western europe but in asia, the middle east, africa and south america, it doesn t have that much traction. looks like someone outside of the western powers getting a world cup and that s a good thing. it s much more positive. in the balance, i think they ll see it as much more positive. the reason they wanted the world cup is because it s a nation building exercise. there s nothing like a world cup to normalize and promote your country on to a global stage. and that was james montague speaking with me about the controversies of the world cup. watch my full interview with him in the next hour.
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