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[–] Tomassci@sh.itjust.works 73 points 9 months ago (40 children)

That would homestly be nice. It's not about Eurovision, but about sending a message. If Russia gets banned from many activities for invading a sovereign country, Israel should get the same treatment for doing what is (at best) the same.

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[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 33 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Might as well ban Germany alongside too. Our government claimed that the case brought forth by South Africa was "without any basis" the moment the hearing at the ICJ ended. Now that the ICJ has demanded preliminary measures and explicitly stated that the Palestinians are at a plausible risk of genocide, the government tried to spin-doctor it, that "without any basis" would be a normal way of communicating different opinions on a legal case. Oh and on the day of the hearing the German genocide against the Herero and Nama people in todays Namibia had it's 120 years anniversary. The German government did not deem it necessary to adress the fact in any formal way to Namibia or anyone else.

Except for 2018 the last decade was a total embarassement anyways and the spot should be taken by a country whose artists actually make it by ability instead of the spot being paid for.

[–] Avero@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Germany is one of the biggest humanitarian donators and took many refugees from the region. The foreign ministry refused to call it a Holocaust - which is just on another level. The commitee of the Herero and Nama also critisized the critique on germany as populistic and without legal basis and double standard. The defense of Israel is a state doctrine, also based on history, so it might be a little more complicated than a simple good and bad.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

Germany is also a major supplier of weapons and military tech to Israel. This includes donating submarines, where the specs are secret, but it is likely submarines capeable of launching nuclear missiles.

Most of the humanitarian infrastructure got destroyed by Israel multiple times and Germany also announced to stop UNRWA funding over the allegations against 10 former UNRWA employees. Nobody demanded them to speak of "Holocaust" in relationship to Gaza, but acknowledging that it is possible that Israel ist intending to commit genocide, is commiting genocide and most definetely has been commiting a great deal of war crimes, is repeatedly rejected by the German government.

The "state doctrine" shows exactly where the problem lies. Germany is using Israel as "proof" of having learned from its past and is happy to commit and help commiting atrocities in the name of Israel. Jews that are critical of Israel are excluded from public discourse, are excluded from arts and culture, have their rights to demonstrations taken away, are accused of antisemitism and in one case also jailed for demonstrating against Israels war on Gaza. So the German government is even commiting many acts of antisemitism while claiming to defend people from antisemitism. Also antisemitism that is rampant in Germanys mainstream society is defendend and pushed under the rug, while trying to paint antisemitism as an issue "imported" through migration from muslim countries.

Here is an articel that goes in depth about it, and provides numerous examples. For instance the former head of the interior intelligence, that is supposed to fight political extremism has been initially defended by the federal anti-antisemitism officer. Meanwhile he was and still is spurting antisemitic conspiracies on twitter.

https://jewishcurrents.org/the-strange-logic-of-germanys-antisemitism-bureaucrats

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Oh, right, charity.

I grew up with the stories about how in Fascist Portugal the "ladies" of the handful of priviledged families who exploited a crushingly poor country were big charitable givers.

Act with cold calous cruelty but all it takes is to give away some crumbs and socially you're lauded as a moral paragon.

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[–] RedPandaRaider@feddit.de 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Simply removing them on the grounds of not being European should be easy enough and have happened as soon as they were let it. Same with Australia.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (10 children)

So you also want to kick out all the Arab states because they're "not European"? The EBU has always included the whole Mediterranean. It has Arab founding members.

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[–] nx2@feddit.de 21 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I know it's not really about Eurovision, but honestly who cares about Eurovision

[–] cleanandsunny 36 points 9 months ago (3 children)

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

But seriously, it’s the gay musical Olympics, what’s not to love? (Unless you’re from Germany/UK in which it’s a point of national pride to dismiss Eurovision, lol?)

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Only because Germany/UK is dismissed by Eurovision. Sam Ryder was robbed 2022

And no way did Lord of the Lost deserve last place 2023. UK might have.

[–] cleanandsunny 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

LOTL was truly robbed last year, they were one of my faves.

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[–] Sodis@feddit.de 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

No, Germany loves to watch Eurovision, we don't care, that our own country sucks all the time. By now it's more of a meme and people are betting, how bad it's gonna be this year.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I, for one, think that given the recent history and the farce that was the Electric Callboy situation we should from now on send metal acts with steadily increasing levels of heavyness until Europe capitulates.

(The "Electric Callboy situation" was the NDR judging that this song was "not suited for radio play". It's one of the most eurovision things ever produced. German radio stations commented the situation by playing it on heavy rotation)

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[–] Khrux@ttrpg.network 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm British and we're obsessed with Eurovision, we also enjoy losing.

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[–] stalfoss@lemm.ee 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don’t care about it, but 162 million people watched it last year 🀷

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For fellow Americans.... That's almost 50% more than the Super Bowl (113 million in 2023).

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[–] ezchili@iusearchlinux.fyi 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The entire country of sweden

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As a swede I can tell you that statement is not true.

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[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 20 points 9 months ago

Very good, we need more of that. Countries which openly and actively do genocide should at least feel that the world thinks it's not OK.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Based. Fuck israel

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 9 months ago

Everyone should turn up but only sing songs about how Israel are a bunch of cunts.

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