"Less than half in favor of hosting the World Cup," and we're talking about Brazil here. They've good reasons to http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10752888/Brazil-2014-less-than-half-of-country-favour-hosting-World-Cup.html …
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Global Voices has been covering the root causes behind the protests for yrs. Our coverage was solid, even if few have been paying attention
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GV on Brazil's World Cup: https://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/10/04/enough-forced-evictions-amnesty-international-takes-on-brazil-world-cup-construction/ … https://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/03/25/brazil-violently-ousts-indigenous-village-ahead-of-world-cup/ … http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/06/protesters-in-brazil-there-will-not-be-a-world-cup/ … http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/03/04/video-brazil-bulldozes-neighborhood-without-warning-for-world-cup/ … plenty more
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"We have beautiful and monumental stadiums, In the meantime schools and hospitals are about to fail" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pChBIBDZm5w … anti-WC anthem
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I've loved World Cup football since the 80s, it's going to cost me to boycott, but it'll cost my conscience more if I blithely spectate
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