SA tale: content and merit over money and persuasion

This one is a pretty good one.

Common to read that a selection on merit is what is needed.

Yet, by its content, the SA bid earned the merit to host the WC.

Money and persuasion turned the tide.

An opportunity to measure SAns committment to merit which is nill.
They do not care that the SA bid was not chosen despite its merit. They are too busy finding ways to deny SA bid merit.

 Probably bitter idiots like you on the voting panel.

 No. Just like SAns, people who disregard merit and vote their interests first.

Otherwise, SA would have got the WC.

 So you you agree that you are a bitter idiot?

 By virtue of comparison, SAns are.

 Nope.