People are delusional.
If you’re criticizing a man for being there for the birth of his child, you’ve lost the plot.
It’s a simple as that. One is a game.
The irony of saying “this (being at a World Cup) may never come again in your life”… Being present at your first child’s birth will absolutely never come again in your life.
@Footballtweet If he felt that’s what was right for him and the mother then that’s fine. If Doku and his partner don’t feel it’s right for them then that’s absolutely fine too.
British Muslim Rizwan Javed, who works for Transport for London on their tube network, achieved an MBE for saving 29 people who tried to end their lives.
He deserves a lot of praise and respect. A lovely man. I’m very proud of him.
“The baby could arrive before the end of the tournament,” said Belgium winger Jeremy Doku. “I would like to be there.
"No father would want to miss that. I know that the federation is aware and we will see what we can do.”
This did not seem controversial. And yet, over the days that followed, those three sentences sparked a backlash against the 24-year-old.
The baby, yes, would be waiting for Doku on his return. That is both true and beside the point.
The birth of a child — particularly your first child — is a life-changing event. There is no substitute for being in the room.
You are not there wholly for the baby, even if those early moments of bonding are important. You are, in part, there for yourself. More than anything, though, you are there for the person giving birth.
Make no mistake: sport is a wonderful thing. It delights and diverts. It can seem incredibly important. It is also, for those who play it, a job. It won’t love you back. It won’t look after you when you’re old.
If Jeremy Doku wants to be there, that should be the end of it, writes @jacklang
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@LeeJ02ncfc I don’t agree with everything he’s done, far from it, but he’s always come across to me as someone who’s actually tried to do what he believes is best rather than appeasing party donors or people who can increase his own personal wealth.
The biggest scam ever sold was convincing people that if they're still broke after working 40 hours a week, they're the problem.
No mate.
If full time work can't comfortably pay for housing, food, bills and a bit left over, the maths is broken.
This guy could not have done more to prove my point that the hate for Keir Starmer is utterly illogical, and the result of mass brainwashing and indocrination through propaganda.
1) The 12,000 figure is from 2023, when The Conservatives were in charge, not Labour.
2) It refers to all arrests under two long-standing UK laws: the Communications Act 2003 and the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
3) Arrests, not convictions or jail.
4) All harmful electronic communictions - could be someone sending a message threatening to kill their ex, could be an email, could be a whatsapp message. A small percentage were for online public posts.
Will @Tesla_Dawg even recognise they have been brainwashed when presented with the evidence, or will they dig in?
If Keir Starmer does resign, history will look back on his reign and scratch its head as to why the hell he was so hated.
On paper, he's probably delivered more to working British people in such a short time than any PM for decades.
After inheriting an absolute mess: NHS waiting lists fallen. Worker's rights improved. Rail operators nationalised. Improved relations with EU and improved UK's global reputation. Removed non-dom tax status. Halved childcare costs. Boosted state pensions. Lowest homicide rate in 50 years. Lifted 550k children out of poverty. Immigration vastly reduced.
We are in the age of billionaire funded misinformation, whose sole purpose is to topple democratically elected leaders, and insert leadership that favours the wealthy elites over the working people. Looks like the game plan is working...