Post #3184084

2026-05-17 05:51 UTC

@OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie Regarding your example: you can't compare boycotts of different kind. They only work on things where not buying something hurts companies (like oranges). Only saying "I don't like this" didn't work when artists went to play in Sun City, won't work here either. But yes, it's important to be loud so that those who decide on such things know it. But I presume those pro-boycott don't tend to pay the ESC via voting, so not a lot income lost for them.

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@OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie 2026-05-17 06:07

@Hypatia@norden.social It’s symbolic, sure. But without pressure from outside the regime carries on. One way we pressure the genocide regime is BDS. That’s what those who refused to watch were doing. It’s not just about the money (of course it’s also about money), it’s about solidarity, it’s about refusing to say nowt. It’s about sending the message to Eurovision that they have a responsibility to the Palestinians just as to the Ukrainians. And UKLFI can whinge all they like.

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@rooftopjaxx@kolektiva.social 2026-05-17 07:42

@Hypatia@norden.social Oh. Yes we can. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/europe/eurovision-israel-gaza-netanyahu.html @OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie

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@TheComfortableSpotPodcast@mastodon.social 2026-05-17 08:32

@Hypatia@norden.social @OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie The Sun City venue initially benefited from a lack of awareness worldwide. Artists like Elton John played there knowing it was very unlikely that the vast majority of the world would know about it. That all changed when the call for Mandela to be released grew world wide and artists like Little Stephen made the venue more public 👇 https://youtu.be/4BIvf-ZlJNc?is=mEegOKFx7KVs2Qlr

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@NatureMC@mastodon.online 2026-05-17 09:49

@Hypatia@norden.social The ESC takes large sums from countries joining the contest (media rights get more and more expensive). So, yes, the boycott by countries is a money question. And whole countries wouldn't have joined the boycott, if people didn't prepare it by saying No. @OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie

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@Tooden@aus.social 2026-05-17 09:50

@Hypatia@norden.social Ah, but it was so much more than commerce. It was sport, and tourism, and arts. Unfortunately, no other countries seem to have an appetite for such a comprehensive boycott, and that is down to the Zionist influence.

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@mjr@masto.bike 2026-05-17 15:37

@Hypatia@norden.social @OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie I don't remember not buying South African oranges helping SA to win more fruit awards, which is another big difference with boycotting #Eurovision. Each vote less for non-Israeli songs risks the whole show going there the next year.

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