http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/04/14/armenian-opposition-boycott-sirusho-eurovision/ News, Photography, Blogs & Analysis Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/04/14/armenian-opposition-boycott-sirusho-eurovision/#comment-6848 Armenia & the South Caucasus | The Caucasian Knot » Blog Archive » Eurovision: Support Armenia & Sirusho Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:07:38 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/?p=640#comment-6848 [...] active involvement in the pre-election campaign of the new president, Serge Sargsyan. Some had been considering a boycott of the competition in Sirusho is expected to do quite well, but although the blog supports the [...] […] active involvement in the pre-election campaign of the new president, Serge Sargsyan. Some had been considering a boycott of the competition in Sirusho is expected to do quite well, but although the blog supports the […]

]]> http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/04/14/armenian-opposition-boycott-sirusho-eurovision/#comment-6835 Paul Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:25:15 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/?p=640#comment-6835 The notion a boycott of Armenia at Eurovision will teach anyone a lesson or result in a civil society is possibly the stupidest one I’ve ever heard. Armenia has come in 8th the past two years. Every predictor has said it will do better than that this time. Even a mass boycott by Armenians (who CAN’T EVEN VOTE FOR THEIR OWN COUNTRY) won’t keep other countries from voting for Armenia as a legitimately good song. This means only the Armenian diaspora in Europe, who of course doesn’t even live under Serge’s rule, are the only people who can boycott Armenia at Eurovision and even with their boycott Armenia is expected to get at least 8th place. Therefore the worst it can probably do is equal to how it’s done in past years, so all you’ve done is spited Armenia from getting a higher place (meanwhile Azerbaijan’s horrendous entry is actually getting some buzz for God knows what reason, it and Turkey are actually something to compete against) and possibly kept Eurovision from coming to Armenia while taught the authorities NOTHING. They’ll just say look we got 8th place again, horray for us, case closed. Besides, can you imagine if Armenia came in last (which it won’t) that Serge would be so distraut he’d just resign or the public television would stop being his puppet? NO! This is absolutely the WRONG place to do this and will do nothing but take away, as pointed out, one of the only good things going well for Armenia right now. I am sympathetic to the opposition (when they aren't hateful about it) but will some of them stop at NOTHING to add to Armenia’s already great misery by boycotting a stupid song contest?!?!?! Half the entries are singing fat men (Estonia) or dancing turkeys (Ireland), is this REALLY the place for a political statement?! The notion a boycott of Armenia at Eurovision will teach anyone a lesson or result in a civil society is possibly the stupidest one I’ve ever heard. Armenia has come in 8th the past two years. Every predictor has said it will do better than that this time. Even a mass boycott by Armenians (who CAN’T EVEN VOTE FOR THEIR OWN COUNTRY) won’t keep other countries from voting for Armenia as a legitimately good song. This means only the Armenian diaspora in Europe, who of course doesn’t even live under Serge’s rule, are the only people who can boycott Armenia at Eurovision and even with their boycott Armenia is expected to get at least 8th place. Therefore the worst it can probably do is equal to how it’s done in past years, so all you’ve done is spited Armenia from getting a higher place (meanwhile Azerbaijan’s horrendous entry is actually getting some buzz for God knows what reason, it and Turkey are actually something to compete against) and possibly kept Eurovision from coming to Armenia while taught the authorities NOTHING. They’ll just say look we got 8th place again, horray for us, case closed.
Besides, can you imagine if Armenia came in last (which it won’t) that Serge would be so distraut he’d just resign or the public television would stop being his puppet? NO! This is absolutely the WRONG place to do this and will do nothing but take away, as pointed out, one of the only good things going well for Armenia right now. I am sympathetic to the opposition (when they aren’t hateful about it) but will some of them stop at NOTHING to add to Armenia’s already great misery by boycotting a stupid song contest?!?!?! Half the entries are singing fat men (Estonia) or dancing turkeys (Ireland), is this REALLY the place for a political statement?!

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