How many PGA golfers lined up to join LIV golf sponsored by the Saudi regime? Last year this was Phil Mickelson simping for the Saudi government saying: “I certainly do not condone human rights violations. And addressing what happened to Jamal Khashoggi is awful. But I have seen the good that game of golf has done throughout history. And I really believe that LIV can be good for the game of golf as well.’’

Money trumps morals.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same with soccer

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now watch this drive

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fuck this comment is a throwback.

Any Gen Z know what this means?

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Millennial/Gen Z depending on definition here, I did not.

And after watching it I’m still not convinced it wasn’t an impersonator sketch.

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Imagine how we felt when it happened in real time.

Now watch this drive.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 0 points 11 months ago

An idiot only getting the job because of Daddy's merits, and it making you realize it really is a club for the wealthy to fuck around in.

And so far what has been our decision from this nightmare? "Yeah the children of the oligarchs do suck, best to just stick to the ancient old fuckers, cause the original is best!"

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And for some reason you have no issue with people participating in the PGA? How does this make sense in your mind?

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As a guy with zero clue on golf...can you illustrate the rest?

[+] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml -8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The USA is the most murderous and destructive regime on the planet. Why would someone take issue with a golfer playing in LIV and not the PGA? Makes no sense to me. It's really weird how this Khashoggi thing gets so much press.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I mean... checking wikipedia LIV is literally funded and founded by the Arabia Saudí government, like they literally created it.

PGA as far as I can see... isn't exactly the same situation.

So the connection would a little bit more direct on the LIV case.

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Okay but a little more direct doesn't really justify the single-mindedness in this story. The PGA wouldn't be what it is without government support in one way or another, but even if it was 100% grass roots bootstrapped, the vast majority, if not all of these golfers support the USA. It's just jaw dropping hypocrisy.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago

It’s just jaw dropping hypocrisy.

It's really not; you're doing some serious stretches here to try and turn this around into your anti-US narrative.