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Eurovision confirms Israel can compete
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Forget politics... isn't EURO vision a EURO-pean contest? I thought Israel was in the middle east. Of course, I've never watched it, so maybe India and Australia compete as well.
Australia actually do…
which is also very stupid
Austrialia has earned their right to participate. For some insane reason, an absolutely massive amount of people (2.5 million+) get up at 4am to watch the broadcast from 5am.
I don't see how that in any way qualifies them. If a bunch of americans start watching it live, are we gonna get them out there too?
Idunno, probably 🤷
Get butts in seats, you get to compete..s
Capitalism always wins.
Does it harm you in some way that AUS gets to participate after two decades of millions of people getting up at 4:30am to watch the contest or do you just like huffing and puffing with your thumbs on the internet
More of the latter in all honesty, since I haven't watched it in years. I still stand by my point (which I have had as long as I can remember) of it being a weird addition, same as Israel.
fair enough!
for what its worth I'd prefer Isreal wasn't included, and the fact that they're included this year after russia was excluded for Ukraine, I feel, is shameful.
Aus really fought for their spot with the manic fandom, they're allright by me.
Why did you stop watching? Finland's entry for this year is a guy called Windows95 Man and the stage performance includes more oddly placed denim than you'd reasonably guess: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf1NS1vEhSg
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When they say Europe they just mean countries with white western values
Correction: technically it's in the European Broadcasting Union zone. Notice, however, that most of those who compete are from white European countries with matching white Europian culture. There's a reason you don't see Morocco competing except for that one time in the 80s.
Israel tries to be a "European" country and a "Middle Eastern" one all the same. Too bad that what it actually is is a racist apartheid ethnostate.
It's because they are part of the European Broadcasting Union, which is mainly European countiees but also includes Egypt and Israel.
Associate members are also allowed to join Eurovision on a case by case basis which is where you get Australia going to Eurovision.
Close. It's a Euro-peen contest. At least some of the after parties probably are 🤷
Australia does compete in the ESC :D
Every "euro" sport competition join the chat.
Ya it seems like a blatant admission that isreal is a colony