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‘I made them do it’ – Donald Trump takes credit for FIFA decision to overturn Folarin Balogun ban (sports.yahoo.com)
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++Sky News++ captured his words, as he explained: “”Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man [Infantino] who is highly respected. I’m the one who got them to do it, not Biden. Biden was asleep.”

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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

You know he didn't have to resign right? He literally only did it for honor. The uk political system is driven by honor. They even pressured Boris Johnson to resign. Could you imagine a US president resigning before their term was done?

The UK hasn't had a single prime minister fill out their full term since 2015

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    You know he didn’t have to resign right? He literally only did it for honor.

    Ah, i see the confusion now, you're talking about the "honour killings" kind of honour, the excessive toxic pride kind, like "leaving before you're kicked out to try and save face".

    "I don't think i can win so i won't compete", isn't honour, it's pragmatism.

    I'm not even throwing shade for it, it's a good call.

    I was thinking of the idealised honour where you do the subjectively right thing, for the subjectively right reasons.

    The uk political system is driven by honor.

    Its driven by money/power/control, same as any modern political system.

    They even pressured Boris Johnson to resign. Could you imagine a US president resigning before their term was done?

    See the "leaving before you're kicked out" section from above.

    The UK hasn’t had a single prime minister fill out their full term since 2015

    I'm not sure how this is relevant but it is factual.

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    I absolutely agree! Honor in the sense of social obligation isn't a force for good, and can often be a very toxic force. UK politics is fundamentally broken and leads to countless problems for the people living there. I'm glad I left the country, I just try to help people be clear eyed about the ways it's different to the US, because it's very different and worth understanding on its own terms.

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