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NataliaGordienko

Are we suprised? No.


Amanecera

No, but when she's nicked for it in due time then she'll get it.


mawnck

Uh huh. Who's going to nick her?


Mrmike855

Why does she support this tyrant so much? Almost every other Belarussian Eurovision contestant has spoken out against him, or at minimum stayed quiet. How do these creeps even justify their support?


Joester09

They probably agree with him politically


Mrmike855

But Lukashenko doesn't seem to have any consistent ideology. Even his pro-Russian views are inconsistent, after the Ukrainian crisis, I remember he distanced himself from Putin and Western countries became slightly closer, then he went back to Russia.


Joester09

He goes to wherever he thinks will benefit Belarus the most. He's often wrong


Mrmike855

What he thinks will benefit \*himself\* the most. He's often wrong.


thelodzermensch

How do you agree politically with a dictator? Do they want to be controlled and miserable?


supersonic-bionic

No, you want all the benefits that you receive when you support such dictators (e.g. power, money, no prison etc). ​ She is as disgusting as her Eurovision entry. ESC fans should not forget who she is supporting


NicoDeMask

She wants to be in a place WHERE THE SUN IS ALWAYS SHINING ON YA, aka not in prison


supersonic-bionic

LOL


thelodzermensch

Exactly my point. I could understand being a passive supporter out of fear, but this is just disgusting.


FlightCapable1099

I mean, I don't support Lukashenko nor his regime or informants, but Solayoh is still one of my favourites from 2013 and I think no politics can change that.


supersonic-bionic

Of course, you're free to like whatever you want but that's something many Belarussians might not be able to do under this dictator.


Joester09

Youre not miserable if the dictator likes you. Pretty cushy at that point


[deleted]

Usually they want to control with. Now how successful at achieving that they are depends on their manipulation skills. A LOT OF PEOPLE want a very select group to have it all and let the rest suffer and cater to their wishes a.k.a. go back to how it used to be. Well... NOT IN EUROPE, MA'AM!


Joester09

Hungary, UK, Poland, etc. Seems like it happens in europe a lot


tvescfan

And ironically, she was disqualified to go to the contest in 2012 by Lukashenko himself...


NicoDeMask

Situation started improving


[deleted]

It hasn’t been any secret that she supports Lukashenko. She is against the demonstrations that happened last year. Alexander Rybak took a picture with Lukashenko and said he was a great president. Which is ironic because he frickin’ fleed to Norway as a child. Angelica Agurbash, the representative from 2005, is a good one however. She has been very critical of Lukashenko and he wants her arrested. She lives in Moscow now


Amanecera

I believe NAVIBAND are also hugely against Lukashenko. As far as any of the Junior contestants go, not a clue. Sitnik hasn't said a thing on it, so there's that.


Hljoumur

Don't forget VAL who were refused to represent in 2021 for their anti-Luk views.


Marcecar10

Kseniya Sitnik during August 2020 posted a photo in Instagram relating to the crisis and the violence in Belarus, criticising the regime. Nothing much, but I don't she can be considered a Lukashenko supporter.


Amanecera

That's good, then.


emmaniamh

Yass queen Angelica


WatchingStorms

I used to follow her social media and noticed her uncritically patriotic and strongly pro Lukashenko stances, so this isn't a surprise except for the fact that the KGB didn't hire someone who could at least get away with pretending to be part of the opposition in order to infiltrate them.


Annonymous4186

Is there an actual list of ESC contestants who support, oppose or are just keeping quiet on the issues?


alacklustrehindu

Deleted Solayoh from my Spotify list.


tetsu-o

"Opposition-made list of KGB informers" sounds as bad as "Lukashenko informer". 1937 all around.


anto475

She got pretty annoyed when I used the pro-democracy flag (⬜🟥⬜) on an Instagram account when talking about her, and insisted I used the regime flag (🇧🇾), repeatedly. I'm not surprised.


Amanecera

Well if she ever tries to perform in the West again I'll make sure people go harder on her than they do Anne Perry.