what do you mean, turn the TV on to be lectured to?
Have you got an example?
Gary lineker going on and on , about how many workers died building the stadium during half time of the opening games of the world cup ( almost the entire half time of one game)
Which has nothing to do with the game he is meant to be commentating on, and on which he had nothing new to say , that hadn't already been reported on the uk news , uk internet and uk newspapers , extensively .
Then claimed the bbc deserve credit credit for refusing to broadcast the opening ceremony of the qatar world cup ( shown on itv) , because unlike itv , the bbc realised british people are too stupid to work out for themselves whether they want to watch the opening ceremony or not ( how dare itv let people choose for themselves whether they want to watch the opening ceremony or not ) , which again has nothing to with the game he is meant to be commentating on.
Oh, and conveniently ignores the fact the bbc broadcast the opening ceremonies, for russia and china.
How can he possibly know that russia and china have better human rights records than qatar ( says who ?)
some football fans may indeed keenly follow human rights issues in russia , china and qatar ( that's their choice) . others don't ( again their choice)
But they tune into the football to watch the footie , not be lectured at by Gary Lineker , ESPECIALLY the millions of football fans who simply want to watch the match and have no interest in the politics .
He literally claimed the BBC were right to ban the opening ceremony and itv were wrong to show it .
He blatantly told the British people they are too stupid to make their own mind up , if they want to watch it or not .
Thank god Lineker and the BBC are here , to save us from our own stupidity