Anyone remember why we didn’t buy South African oranges in the 60s, 70s, 80s & early 90s?
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Anyone remember why we didn’t buy South African oranges in the 60s, 70s, 80s & early 90s?
This is a post about #eurovision
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Anyone remember why we didn’t buy South African oranges in the 60s, 70s, 80s & early 90s?
This is a post about #eurovision
@OneInterestingFact 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 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.
@Hypatia
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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Anyone remember why we didn’t buy South African oranges in the 60s, 70s, 80s & early 90s?
This is a post about #eurovision
@OneInterestingFact this is a copy paste of what I have just answered to the previous post (name included) I grew up in those awful times in S.A.
*@TheComfortableSpotPodcast I completely ignored the bloody thing, as I was not lucky enough to belong to a country that boycotted the contest. It is a shame that they allowed people from that country, led by a sick shit to take part! Also, what is European about the middle east? * The guy is Irish, they boycotted. -
Anyone remember why we didn’t buy South African oranges in the 60s, 70s, 80s & early 90s?
This is a post about #eurovision
@OneInterestingFact Because we did not get any to buy ...those have had in the last few years were pretty good ...
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@OneInterestingFact 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.
@Hypatia @OneInterestingFact
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
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