#Євробачення 2023

[that-is-who-you-are]

Why do I, like many other Ukrainians, don't like the Czech band "Vesna" and their song "My sister's crown".

I write this purely for informative purposes, because I see how much people like their song and many Ukrainians do not even see the problem and thanking them for their support of Ukraine.

I wouldn't have a problem with this song if it was purely about feminism and women supporting each other. But not when they brought Ukraine here, "supporting" it with a verse in Ukrainian, seriously, is that enough?Because they also sing in the Bulgarian and English language. Why don't we consider this as support for these countries?

Because apart from that, all I see in the clip are some matryoshka dolls, one of which is being fed propaganda,by some bad man/shadow ,the other two are zombified by the TV .I don't know how it is for someone, but it all reminds me of the justification of the russians, who are not guilty of anything, it's all the fault of some evil people from above.

And the biggest problem of course,I have with fucking russian woman (Olesya Ochepovská)in the group,that sings to me about sisterhood between Slavic countries :

«Once upon a time in a Slavic Kingdom. There was love and sisterhood. Until one day,shadows crept in ,and everything was forgotten.»

Hmm,what an interesting message, where else have I heard that? What do they mean by these "shadows", maybe NATO or evil Americans,that destroyed this beautiful Slavic paradise? Surely not one of the sisters attacking another)

Or was I supposed to catch some other thoughts when what I was trying to understand these images in the clip?

I heard that one of the girls justified herself in some interview and said that they did not mean anything bad by this "Slavic sisterhood", because for them this word does not have a negative meaning, but then I have a question for the Ukrainian woman in this group, and if you go all the way ,to this "good russian ", they have never heard of this problem either?Seriously?

And he main appeal of the song “choose love over power” ,in theory, there is nothing wrong with it, but if they appealed to russians, well,it doesn't work, but against the background of the critically needed arms supply to Ukraine it can be very harmful if it gets into the heads of Europeans. So thanks for nothing.

One of the final thoughts about this, I saw it from another blogger, but I don't remember where, but she asked an interesting question about which "sister's crown" we are talking about, because Ukraine does not have any crowns on its coat of arms, unlike Poland, the Czech Republic/Czechia, and russia .Or is this part was just about feminism? Because then they took too much on and combined two topics very poorly.

In summary, I would still have a problem with this band, because there is a russian woman there. But if they did not brougt in support for Ukraine and the sisterhood of the Slavs, then it would be a normal song about feminism. And it is clear that I will not convince anyone to dislike this song/band, but the problem exists for me, as well as in the obvious completely inappropriate theme of the song from Switzerland.

I think Ukraine will give the Czech Republic some points, as well as to Nepo baby from Poland, because Eurovision is still about politics, no matter what some people say, and I will be disappointed by this, but what can you do.

[tomorrowusa]

Putin probably won’t be watching Eurovision 2023

For starters, Russia has been banned from Eurovision for its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. And the logo for Eurovision 2023 includes the colors of the Ukrainian flag. 🇺🇦

Ukraine won Eurovision 2022 and the winner of the previous Eurovision gets to be the host of the following Eurovision. But because Putin is still bombing schools, maternity hospitals, museums, and playgrounds in Ukraine it was decided to hold it in Liverpool in the Ukraine-friendly UK.

Although Sweden (which wants to join NATO) is regarded as the favorite for 2023, Ukraine itself still has a chance to win.

But it’s the Croatian entry which will make Putin throw empty vodka bottles across his long table at the TV screen.

The band Let 3, who have been on the Croatian music scene for decades, have a song which is a thinly veiled attack on Putin.

Eurovision 2023 Croatia Profile: 'Mama ŠČ!' by Let 3

'Mama ŠČ!' was written by Damir Martinović and Zoran Prodanović. It is an anti-war song, according to the band and they say that the "šč" is in the song because:

"'Šč' is the first letter of the oldest alphabet in the world. After Armageddon, which will happen sooner or later, a rocket will land on the ground, which will contain the first alphabet".

The band claims that the song is a metaphor for the Russian Federation, and that they are mocking dictators for being "childish". There is thought that the tractor, which is mentioned numerous times in the song, symbolises Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian president, who has supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine, by gifting a tractor to Vladimir Putin for his 70th birthday. The song criticises both leaders, calling them "psychopaths". The song, can, of course be interpreted in many different ways.

This song even got the attention of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

[T]he artist from Croatia, Let 3, who is playing a song called “Mama ŠČ”, a critique of the war in Ukraine that portrays Vladimir Putin in Russia and Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus as children who think that the world is their toy. Dressed as former dictators in drag next to fake nuclear weapons, the song goes, “Armageddon granny / that little psychopath / a little vile psychopath.”

In all its satirical anti-Putin and anti-Lukashenko glory, here is “Mama ŠČ!” by Let 3.

In case you’re wondering, ŠČ is a phoneme that occurs in Slavic languages, For example: In Ukrainian and Russian it is written щ; in Polish it’s szcz; in other Slavic languages using Latin script (like Croatian) it is šč.

The way that Let 3 pronounce ŠČ in the song is not that difficult – in case you wish to sing along. 

Start with the English phrase fresh cheese. Then snip off the bits at each end so that you're left with freshcheese. Too many English speakers underestimate their ability to pronounce foreign words – but that’s another story.

So if you don’t know who to vote for but really wish to stick it to Putin and his Belarusian puppet Alexander Lukashenko, vote for Croatia.

[ua2daynews]

28 квітня відбулася офіційна церемонія від'їзду сербських учасників на пісенний конкурс «Євробачення-2023», який пройде у Великобританії (м.Ліверпуль).

[nato-ua-alen]

The main topics promoted by the enemy's media today: • Turkish Foreign Ministry: majority of residents against Finland and Sweden joining NATO • In Poland, there was talk of "demilitarization" of Kaliningrad • "Luxury" cars under the guise of military aid are imported to Ukraine en masse • Great Britain expects to host the final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest due to the "Ukrainian crisis" Основні теми, що сьогодні просувають ЗМІ ворога: • МЗС Туреччини: більшість мешканців країни проти вступу Фінляндії та Швеції до НАТО • У Польщі заговорили про «демілітаризацію» Калінінграду • До України масово ввозять "люксові" авто під виглядом військової допомоги • У Великій Британії розраховують на прийняття фіналу конкурсу Євробачення 2023 року через «українську кризу» https://t.me/operativnoZSU @operativno_zsu Слава Україні 🇺🇦 Азов Сила ☝️💪 ЗСУ Супер Герої ❤️❤️❤️ ⚡️🥷🏻🦾 #fightforua #зсу🔰 #украіна #ukrainewillresist #ukraina #ukrainewar #українапрацюємо🇺🇦 #українапереможе #ukrainewar2014_2022 #яАзов #war_blog_nato_ua_alen #nato_ua_alen🇱🇹🇺🇦🇺🇸🇦🇴 fightforua.org Subscribe👊🏻https://youtube.com/channel/UCawfUXdCuVEmdKOahYReb0A Music subscribe 👊🏻https://youtube.com/channel/UCc0Q0d85Ur0L2D5W0pDG1dw (at Україна) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdnZNwjImrM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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