"The most watched sporting event on earth is due to be played this year in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and Göttlich said in a Friday interview, before a federal agent murdered Minneapolis VA nurse Alex Pretti, that "the time has come" to "seriously consider and discuss this." Göttlich was responding not only to state agents marauding US streets but also to Trump's military threats against Greenland and the people of Europe, which have shattered old alliances."
"Göttlich replied, "The life of a professional player is not worth more than the lives of countless people in various regions who are being directly or indirectly attacked or threatened by the World Cup host. What were the justifications for the boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1980s? By my reckoning the potential threat is greater now than it was then. We need to have this discussion.""
Oke Göttlich proposed considering a World Cup boycott to protest the United States hosting the tournament in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. He cited domestic policing incidents, including the murder of Minneapolis VA nurse Alex Pretti, and U.S. military threats toward Greenland and Europe. He warned these moves signal a push toward unchecked U.S. aggression and referenced calls for occupation by Stephen Miller. Göttlich serves as one of the German federation's vice presidents and president of St. Pauli, a left-wing, anti-fascist club. He argued player careers do not outweigh the lives of people threatened by the host nation and compared the idea to 1980s Olympic boycotts.
Read at The Nation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]