IMO ESCUnited has found a good compromise - they're covering Israels participation as a fact, regarding running order etc. But they're not sharing any further personal opinion about it. Which is what reaction videos are. Because in which world are reaction Videos "objective covering" of news or music anyway? And as if people would not comment whatever opinion anyone has about "Hurricane" to be likely politically influenced too (and in part, that's even justified). They're not pretending Israel doesn't exist, but they're also not putting in extra work to create content that would only be floated with political messages.
Also, your posts here and in the Iceland thread in regards to Bashar have made it very clear that you're not unpolitical in this either. And it doesn't look like it's political messages that bother you, or that ESCUnited might have political reasons in general, but that it's political reasons you don't agree with. It's just disguised as some "this is not ~objective~" argument
I have never said "reactions" video are meant to be "objective" coverage.
All I am simply talking about is the reason behind the choice of not reacting (in the ESC youtubers/reactors) to Israel's entry.
If it is not political-driven or influenced (ie. because angry anti-Israel mob wants to boycott Israel because of the war, thus threatening anyone who gives Israel any coverage), then please explain how the decision to blank Israel is not political-driven or influenced.
For ESCUnited's case, I am basing off
@Wynnter's quote:
ESCUnited will not be covering Israel from a commentary and review perspective, including reactions.
At the bold part. It does not merely mean "reactions" videos are omitted. This practically means Israel's entry will not be receiving the same treatment/coverage as the rest of the entries. Again, how is this decision "objective"?
Also, your posts here and in the Iceland thread in regards to Bashar have made it very clear that you're not unpolitical in this either. And it doesn't look like it's political messages that bother you, or that ESCUnited might have political reasons in general, but that it's political reasons you don't agree with. It's just disguised as some "this is not ~objective~" argument
I have never said I am unpolitical. All I did was questioned RUV's agenda of including Bashar, how the national finals had transpired and RUV's treatment towards Bashar as the NF progressed. Just like most of you did when KAN refused to change the lyrics to "October Rain" initially (where I also had issues with initially).
I may not have liked how RUV has handled their NF, but I have never once asked for Iceland to be boycotted for their "antics" and never said I will blank Iceland if Bashar was the representative if he had won the NF.
And also, both things can be true at the same time - I may not have like the political-influenced decisions made by the ESC reactors/ESCUnited but the fact of me pointing out that the treatment of Israel's entry was not being "objective" is not untrue.
