The worse thing about people who pretend to have a moral high ground is hypocrisy and double standards. Preaching to other people how to live their lives, the values they should adopt and the type of laws they should pass is some sort of intellectual imperialism.
This applies to the criticism against Qatar for banning the rainbow flags and challenging Qatari domestic laws to show “solidarity” with the LGBTQ community.
In this video, we show the hypocrisy behind the LGBTQ campaign in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and why some state officials and even football players do not have a moral high ground. As the Arabic saying goes: “if your house is made of glass don’t throw stones at others”.
Kevork Almassian is an award-winning political commentator from Syria. He is the founder of Syriana Analysis and is known for his contribution to the literature on the Syrian war.