GLOBAL VOICES: GEORGIA RAINING ON THE PARADE AT EUROVISION?
The war between Georgia and Russia left relations as bad or worse than they have been in a long time. Recently, as Onnik Krikorian explained, many saw the participation of both Georgia and Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest as an attempt to repair relations. However, the decision of the Georgian contingent to use a song offensive to the Russians as one of the lines of the song could be construed to mean “We don’t want Putin”.
Question to the Blogosphere: Do you think that many of the participants in reconciliation efforts are sincere in their motivations for coming together? Do you think the Georgians meant to offend the Russians at Eurovision? Is bringing people together through recognition of their common interests (in this case music) always a good idea or do the actors have to be ready to meet maturely?
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