Why are people complaining about getting to watch the best teams in the world in a prestigious lan tournament like so what if its mickey mouse its still going to be entertaining as shit.
Its like people don’t wamt there to be off season tournaments and wait half a year after every vct season before they get to watch their favourite team again
i feel like this is being disingenuous
tencent IS state sponsored media, yes, but that doesn't necessarily mean that riot games is, just because they are a subsidiary of tencent, and regardless, the chinese government isn't using valorant as a way to cover up their human rights abuses on the world stage in the same way MBS and the Saudi Government is
this is a bad faith argument and a blatant example of whataboutism
more whataboutism
i think nrg being sponsored by the *army national guard is bad, i have no idea what makes you think i'd make a moral exception for this just because I root for their esports teams
2 bad things can co-exist, realistically, way more than 2 bad things co-exist, i'm still watching the ewc games, but I also think it's always better to be aware of the greater context behind controversy, and when someone is just saying stupid shit for the sake of saying stupid shit, i'm going to call it out
The chinese government has something called a golden share in Tencent which means they are directly involved in Tencent’s business decisions which literally means they could pressure riot into meeting whatever demands they have if they really wanted to so it does directly link riot with the chinese government
And also the country you live in is also doing the exact same as Saudi as all the major athletic events will be held in America in the upcoming years
thank you for including the part at the start about a golden share, i didn't know that, it's very interesting to learn, and i agree that it could manifest in the manner that you imply in your first reply
the second part is just more whataboutism, i agree that the us does bad things, and in my personal life i do my best to spread awareness in my social circle to those who actually care, despite that, i'm not doing anything to stop the government's actions, and i'm not even boycotting the ewc, i just believe that it's better to always be aware of the context behind controversy, and that is the sentiment that i choose to reflect
Its fine to have a opinion but when people are trying to boycott a tournament because of a situation like this they are being kind of hypocritical
I fully respect your opinion but I just think going down that whole rabbit hole is very complicated so I am supporting the existence of a tournament like this as it benefits the pro scene and I think there should be even more off season tournaments for both t1 and t2
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