Kedy
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Interested in art, languages, cultures, paganism and always looking for a global tabula rasa.
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The biggest irony is that one of the major boycott was initiated by austria next years-host country in protest against the fascist Franco regime in Spain. It really shows how values that once united people can erode over time — when fear, expediency or political calculation take over.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The biggest irony is that one of the major boycott was initiated by austria next years-host country in protest against the fascist Franco regime in Spain. It really shows how values that once united people can erode over time — when fear, expediency or political calculation take over.
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Meanwhile, the @ebu and broadcasters especially #Germany, the #UK and #Austria would apparently rather lose #Spain, #Ireland, #Netherlands, #Slovenia and #Iceland than drop #Israel from the #Eurovision lineup.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Meanwhile, the @ebu and broadcasters especially #Germany, the #UK and #Austria would apparently rather lose #Spain, #Ireland, #Netherlands, #Slovenia and #Iceland than drop #Israel from the #Eurovision lineup.
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You’ve just lost the last people who still defended the contest and convinced their families and friends to watch it every year. All my solidarity goes to the Spanish, Slovenian, Dutch, and Irish fans. This is the biggest mess Eurovision has faced in its 70 year history!
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
You’ve just lost the last people who still defended the contest and convinced their families and friends to watch it every year. All my solidarity goes to the Spanish, Slovenian, Dutch, and Irish fans. This is the biggest mess Eurovision has faced in its 70 year history!
15/ Finally:
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
15/ Finally:
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
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A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
December 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
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If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
December 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
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By overriding this principle, Germany and Austria did not just take a political stance.
They fractured European cultural cohesion and abandoned the ethical standards that defined Eurovision for nearly seventy years.
By overriding this principle, Germany and Austria did not just take a political stance.
They fractured European cultural cohesion and abandoned the ethical standards that defined Eurovision for nearly seventy years.
December 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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By overriding this principle, Germany and Austria did not just take a political stance.
They fractured European cultural cohesion and abandoned the ethical standards that defined Eurovision for nearly seventy years.
By overriding this principle, Germany and Austria did not just take a political stance.
They fractured European cultural cohesion and abandoned the ethical standards that defined Eurovision for nearly seventy years.
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Europe used to know the difference.
Cultural neutrality is not moral blindness.
Participation was always contingent on the moment, on respecting the spirit of the event.
Europe used to know the difference.
Cultural neutrality is not moral blindness.
Participation was always contingent on the moment, on respecting the spirit of the event.
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Europe used to know the difference.
Cultural neutrality is not moral blindness.
Participation was always contingent on the moment, on respecting the spirit of the event.
Europe used to know the difference.
Cultural neutrality is not moral blindness.
Participation was always contingent on the moment, on respecting the spirit of the event.
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And again.
This is not about punishing Israeli civilians, families, or artists.
It is about refusing to let any government, regardless of geography, justify or normalize conflict through a celebratory event meant to unify people.
And again.
This is not about punishing Israeli civilians, families, or artists.
It is about refusing to let any government, regardless of geography, justify or normalize conflict through a celebratory event meant to unify people.
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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And again.
This is not about punishing Israeli civilians, families, or artists.
It is about refusing to let any government, regardless of geography, justify or normalize conflict through a celebratory event meant to unify people.
And again.
This is not about punishing Israeli civilians, families, or artists.
It is about refusing to let any government, regardless of geography, justify or normalize conflict through a celebratory event meant to unify people.
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Germany and Austria now carry full responsibility for the chaos coming in May:
the walkouts, the protests, the diplomatic friction, the collapse of the contest’s credibility, and the erosion of its core mission: unity through culture.
Germany and Austria now carry full responsibility for the chaos coming in May:
the walkouts, the protests, the diplomatic friction, the collapse of the contest’s credibility, and the erosion of its core mission: unity through culture.
December 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Germany and Austria now carry full responsibility for the chaos coming in May:
the walkouts, the protests, the diplomatic friction, the collapse of the contest’s credibility, and the erosion of its core mission: unity through culture.
Germany and Austria now carry full responsibility for the chaos coming in May:
the walkouts, the protests, the diplomatic friction, the collapse of the contest’s credibility, and the erosion of its core mission: unity through culture.
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This is not abstract.
For the first time in decades, the Eurovision faces coordinated withdrawals not driven by nationalism, but by ethical resistance to letting a government under scrutiny use the stage as a global soft-power shield.
This is not abstract.
For the first time in decades, the Eurovision faces coordinated withdrawals not driven by nationalism, but by ethical resistance to letting a government under scrutiny use the stage as a global soft-power shield.
December 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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This is not abstract.
For the first time in decades, the Eurovision faces coordinated withdrawals not driven by nationalism, but by ethical resistance to letting a government under scrutiny use the stage as a global soft-power shield.
This is not abstract.
For the first time in decades, the Eurovision faces coordinated withdrawals not driven by nationalism, but by ethical resistance to letting a government under scrutiny use the stage as a global soft-power shield.
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The result is stark.
Europe suddenly looks indistinguishable from the geopolitical giants it claims moral superiority over: the United States, Russia, or China, where cultural events are routinely bent to political convenience.
The result is stark.
Europe suddenly looks indistinguishable from the geopolitical giants it claims moral superiority over: the United States, Russia, or China, where cultural events are routinely bent to political convenience.
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The result is stark.
Europe suddenly looks indistinguishable from the geopolitical giants it claims moral superiority over: the United States, Russia, or China, where cultural events are routinely bent to political convenience.
The result is stark.
Europe suddenly looks indistinguishable from the geopolitical giants it claims moral superiority over: the United States, Russia, or China, where cultural events are routinely bent to political convenience.
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The irony is staggering.
Two countries that constantly present themselves as guardians of European ethics have thrown several EU partners under the bus just to avoid political discomfort.
The irony is staggering.
Two countries that constantly present themselves as guardians of European ethics have thrown several EU partners under the bus just to avoid political discomfort.
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The irony is staggering.
Two countries that constantly present themselves as guardians of European ethics have thrown several EU partners under the bus just to avoid political discomfort.
The irony is staggering.
Two countries that constantly present themselves as guardians of European ethics have thrown several EU partners under the bus just to avoid political discomfort.
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By doing so, they isolated Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Ireland.
These countries upheld the position Europe has usually taken: protect the integrity of the contest, not the diplomatic comfort of a government.
By doing so, they isolated Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Ireland.
These countries upheld the position Europe has usually taken: protect the integrity of the contest, not the diplomatic comfort of a government.
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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By doing so, they isolated Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Ireland.
These countries upheld the position Europe has usually taken: protect the integrity of the contest, not the diplomatic comfort of a government.
By doing so, they isolated Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Ireland.
These countries upheld the position Europe has usually taken: protect the integrity of the contest, not the diplomatic comfort of a government.
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Germany and Austria chose to break that principle.
Instead of advising Israel’s government to withdraw until the conflict stabilizes and accountability is possible — the most basic, decent, historically consistent step — they backed unconditional participation.
Germany and Austria chose to break that principle.
Instead of advising Israel’s government to withdraw until the conflict stabilizes and accountability is possible — the most basic, decent, historically consistent step — they backed unconditional participation.
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Germany and Austria chose to break that principle.
Instead of advising Israel’s government to withdraw until the conflict stabilizes and accountability is possible — the most basic, decent, historically consistent step — they backed unconditional participation.
Germany and Austria chose to break that principle.
Instead of advising Israel’s government to withdraw until the conflict stabilizes and accountability is possible — the most basic, decent, historically consistent step — they backed unconditional participation.
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Historically, when states were involved in violent conflicts or authoritarian practices, European cultural institutions pressured them to step aside temporarily.
Spain under Franco, Portugal under Salazar, Yugoslavia during fragmentation.
Culture was never meant to be a propaganda stage.
Historically, when states were involved in violent conflicts or authoritarian practices, European cultural institutions pressured them to step aside temporarily.
Spain under Franco, Portugal under Salazar, Yugoslavia during fragmentation.
Culture was never meant to be a propaganda stage.
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Historically, when states were involved in violent conflicts or authoritarian practices, European cultural institutions pressured them to step aside temporarily.
Spain under Franco, Portugal under Salazar, Yugoslavia during fragmentation.
Culture was never meant to be a propaganda stage.
Historically, when states were involved in violent conflicts or authoritarian practices, European cultural institutions pressured them to step aside temporarily.
Spain under Franco, Portugal under Salazar, Yugoslavia during fragmentation.
Culture was never meant to be a propaganda stage.
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Let us be clear.
This is not about excluding Israeli artists or the Israeli people.
Europe has always welcomed and celebrated Israeli performers.
What is at stake is the participation of the Israeli government apparatus, inseparable from any official delegation.
Let us be clear.
This is not about excluding Israeli artists or the Israeli people.
Europe has always welcomed and celebrated Israeli performers.
What is at stake is the participation of the Israeli government apparatus, inseparable from any official delegation.
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Let us be clear.
This is not about excluding Israeli artists or the Israeli people.
Europe has always welcomed and celebrated Israeli performers.
What is at stake is the participation of the Israeli government apparatus, inseparable from any official delegation.
Let us be clear.
This is not about excluding Israeli artists or the Israeli people.
Europe has always welcomed and celebrated Israeli performers.
What is at stake is the participation of the Israeli government apparatus, inseparable from any official delegation.
1/ Germany and Austria have just delivered one of the most severe political betrayals in the history of the ESC.
Not against any people, but against the principle that governments actively engaged in conflict should not use international cultural platforms as shields for political legitimacy.
Not against any people, but against the principle that governments actively engaged in conflict should not use international cultural platforms as shields for political legitimacy.
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
1/ Germany and Austria have just delivered one of the most severe political betrayals in the history of the ESC.
Not against any people, but against the principle that governments actively engaged in conflict should not use international cultural platforms as shields for political legitimacy.
Not against any people, but against the principle that governments actively engaged in conflict should not use international cultural platforms as shields for political legitimacy.
15/ Finally
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
December 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
15/ Finally
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
Eurovision might not be dead yet, but the wound is very deep. Especially after two years of utter chaos with artists, fans and staff of all countries not feeling safe to participate anymore.
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A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
A cultural union is only as strong as the partners willing to defend its values.
In this crisis, Germany and Austria chose political expedience over European unity.
The consequences will echo far beyond a single contest.
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If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.
If the contest collapses into a politicized spectacle dominated by controversy, noise, and division, history will not blame the countries that withdrew to defend its integrity.
It will blame the ones who forced them into that position.