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minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down3·10 hours agoThey should have been thrown out once it got clear that their response to October 7 turned into a genocide.
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down10·10 hours agoThey’re not in Europe, so they should have never been eligible to participate.
minus-squarecosmicrookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down3·9 hours agoThis is not the reason why they should be out. They are a part of the EBU and therefore eligible. The war and genocide is a clear violation though and got Russia kicked pretty fast when they invaded Ukraine
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 hours agoThey should be thrown out of EBU and any other European association a long time ago.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·9 hours agoWell akshually you only need to be within the European Broadcasting Area to participate; Middle Eastern countries other than Israel just don’t.
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 hours agoThen how does Australia get a pass?
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 hours agoThey’re a long time affiliate member of the EBU and big Eurovision fans, they were invited for the 60th Eurovision (IIRC) to mark the event and they’ve just stuck around.
minus-squareMora@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 hours agoAnd I am really glad they did. They often brought some cool stuff on the stage.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 minutes agoThis, it would be interesting to extend this special status and have a different guest country every year.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·10 hours agoMeh, same goes for Australia, but I see your point.
They should have been thrown out once it got clear that their response to October 7 turned into a genocide.
They’re not in Europe, so they should have never been eligible to participate.
This is not the reason why they should be out. They are a part of the EBU and therefore eligible.
The war and genocide is a clear violation though and got Russia kicked pretty fast when they invaded Ukraine
They should be thrown out of EBU and any other European association a long time ago.
Well akshually you only need to be within the European Broadcasting Area to participate; Middle Eastern countries other than Israel just don’t.
Then how does Australia get a pass?
They’re a long time affiliate member of the EBU and big Eurovision fans, they were invited for the 60th Eurovision (IIRC) to mark the event and they’ve just stuck around.
And I am really glad they did. They often brought some cool stuff on the stage.
This, it would be interesting to extend this special status and have a different guest country every year.
Meh, same goes for Australia, but I see your point.