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[–] spiffmeister@aussie.zone 19 points 1 week ago

I feel like asking such a stupid question should immediately disqualify you from parliament.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yeah, that was the funniest thing about the event; Israel giving their 12 points to Australia only for Australia to not return the favour at all.

Germany not getting any points in the public vote was also pretty funny.

But newsflash; IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER. It's Eurovision.... it's a mystery why Australia even participates.

[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because Australia is a White Settler-Colonial state of Europe, just like Israel.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Same goes for America and Canada, though

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They don't want Americans competing because half the point was to have something not dominated by American culture and media

Plus they'd lose

[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Oh of course, but unlike the others the US did a colonialism so hard they started colonizing Europe which disqualifies them. And Canada knows what they did to be excluded.

[–] nevetsg@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago

Simple maths: there are 26 acts. 10 acts get some points. 16 acts get zero points. Israel sent a Mid tier act which places them in the zero point range.

[–] Ixoid@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago

"Why is SBS not appeasing my employers? This is an outrage!" Fuck off, Liberal cunt

[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's such a bad line of questioning. Surely the inquiry should focus on cases where there is some kind of abuse or harm happening, rather than trying to apply pressure and cast doubt on independent judges of a music competition. I think it is potentially damaging if SBS has to start worrying about whether certain politicians are going to get upset if certain acts don't get voted for.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The public voting system was definitely abused though, you can't tell me people just unironically enjoyed Israel's performance