alt Hacker NewsYeah, the scandal is about different members being held to different standards. Why are Azerbaijan and Israel allowed to stay while Russia got kicked out? Especially since Azerbaijan and Israel both have manipulated the voting in addition to waging wars.
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throw-the-towel • today at 1:01 PM
Europe was created on the explicit premise of opposing Russia.
mitxela • today at 12:23 PM
Because Russia is an enemy of Europe while Israel is an ally.
vintermann • today at 12:07 PM
Yeah, Azerbaijan is another which is often forgotten. Honestly, it seems Eurovision is mostly interesting for countries that need PR help. I'd be happy to see the whole thing go, it's outlived what little purpose it had.
> ...while Russia got kicked out?
For starters, neither Israel nor Azerbaijan threaten Europe with nuklear annihilation on a nearly weekly basis.