realistically I don't think they can shift 180 degrees that fast and be consistent about it. I bet they could quickly pass some sort of Emiri decree about press freedom, but it wouldn't be implemented properly...so in the end, journalists would still be struggling with the same issues.
So maybe the Centre DOES need to leave, to send a message, to publicly embarrass the country a bit. As much as I love living here, I've always had a bit of a love-hate relationships with this place, the way they get pretty much whatever they want simply by throwing money at it. It irritates me. For once, I'd like to see Qatar get slapped down and shown that money doesn't buy everything, that you can't just put up a pretty facade without real substance behind it and expect everyone to still "oooh and ahhhh" about endlessly.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
realistically I don't think they can shift 180 degrees that fast and be consistent about it. I bet they could quickly pass some sort of Emiri decree about press freedom, but it wouldn't be implemented properly...so in the end, journalists would still be struggling with the same issues.
So maybe the Centre DOES need to leave, to send a message, to publicly embarrass the country a bit. As much as I love living here, I've always had a bit of a love-hate relationships with this place, the way they get pretty much whatever they want simply by throwing money at it. It irritates me. For once, I'd like to see Qatar get slapped down and shown that money doesn't buy everything, that you can't just put up a pretty facade without real substance behind it and expect everyone to still "oooh and ahhhh" about endlessly.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou