Aral Balkan

šŸŽ¶ Watching Eurovision this week? šŸŽ¶

Good on you!

Donā€™t let a little genocide keep you from enjoying your singalong.

#eurovision #Eurovision2026 #eurovisionSongConteat #israel #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #EU

May 11 at 11:33amWeb
Show threadVaquita May 11
@aral No https://mastodon.nz/@jeremy_pm/116514890861083250
JeremyJupiterJones :tinoflag: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Rather than broadcasting #EuroVision #Slovenia will instead air a series of #Palestinian films and documentaries titled "Voices of #Palestineā€.

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Show threadPelle S ChristensenMay 11
@aral was at a Swedish conference last week whe the conferencier yellel : "Who is thrilled about Eurovision??"
*Crickets*
_faith_in_ humanity += 0.5f;
Show threadKim Spence-Jones šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§šŸ˜·May 11
@pellechristensen @aral
Israel has ruined #Eurovision for all the rest of us.
Show threadAral BalkanMay 11
@KimSJ @pellechristensen Theyā€™ve ruined a few far more important things tooā€¦ like the lives of millions of Palestinians.
Show threadKim Spence-Jones šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§šŸ˜·May 11
@aral
indeed. I wasnā€™t intending to minimise or ignore the wider effects of Israelā€™s bellicosity, but it has leveraged Eurovision as a propaganda win, and itā€™s important to counter that.
Show threadAral BalkanMay 11
@KimSJ I know you werenā€™t :)
Show threadAral BalkanMay 11
@pellechristensen Wish theyā€™d have gotten booed and had a few expletives thrown their way also so you could at least use integers.
Show threadPelle S ChristensenMay 11
@aral I'll deliver on that next time.
Show threadAral BalkanMay 11
@pellechristensen šŸ‘
Show threadAndrocatMay 11

@aral I fully expect right-wing campaigns to ensure viewer numbers don't slump.

The regular fans are pretty much over it.

Show threadCarlos SolĆ­sMay 11
Sadly, it's basically impossible to convince people to abandon the circus. Ask how do I know. The ethical fortitude of people in general has fallen to historic lows, and the fact that most pleasures in life directly finance the harm of many is intentionally ignored by most - just ask anyone trying to convince the HP fandom
Show threadSebastian GfellerMay 12
@aral @Migueldeicaza I didnā€™t watch it until Nemo won, and Iā€™m glad that theyā€™re boycotting, too bad itā€™s not the official Swiss stanceā€¦