The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest Pt. 2.

To be read as a direct continuation of Part 1; https://watchitdie.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-2021-eurovision-song-contest.html

Azerbaijan: This year they were represented by (Samira) Efendi with the song; "Mata Hari."

Mata Hari is possibly history's most famous female spy. Her role was to act as that of a; "Honeytrap." Using her feminine wiles to seduce and entice powerful men into spilling their secrets. 

How Miley Cyrus seems to see her role in her relationship with me.

Mata Hari was actually a native of Song Contest 2021 hosts, The Netherlands. Born Margretha Geertrudia Zelle in Leewaurden.

She first trained as a Kindergarten teacher. The educational and emotional level Miley Cyrus seems to be stuck at.

In 1895 Mata Hari married Dutch Colonial Army Captain Rudolf MacLeod in Amsterdam. 

Captain MacLeod was linked to the Scottish MacLeod Clan. However I'm not aware of them being involved in the Dutch/Scottish Orange conquest of Ireland. The famous Battle of the Boyne etc.

In 1897 the couple moved to the Indonesian island of Java. Know at the time as the Dutch East Indies. Allowing for discussion about Colonialism. 

Along with John Locke's; "Labour Theory of Property" which laid the ideological basis for Colonialism. Such as the first American Homesteaders/Settlers made famous in the; "Little House on the Prairie" stories.

The Labour Theory of Property has been a longstanding problem within efforts to combat Climate Change. It dictates that no-one can be paid for simply not cutting down a tree. 

It has also caused a particular problem during the pandemic. 

Dictating that people cannot be allowed to natural develop immunity to COVID-19. Instead we must Lockdown until we can pay a Pharmaceutical company to provide us with less effective immunity, in the form of a vaccine.

During her time in, what is now Indonesia. The World's most populous Muslim nation. Matra Hari embraced local culture and joined a dance troupe. Chosing the stagename; "Mata Hari." Malay for; "The Eye Of The Day." Meaning; "The Sun."

By 1903 Mata Hari's marriage to MacCleod had failed. Prompting her to move to Paris, France to work as an exotic dancer. What today would be described as a stripper.

Apparently Marta Hari pioneered the use of the flesh-coloured bodystocking. Something which has become integral to the Song Contest. With its constant discussions about what is acceptable to show in terms of nudity and sexual content. Across a wide range of nations and cultures.

The flesh-coloured or; "Nude Effect" bodystocking played a large part in Iceland's 2019 Song Contest entry. Perhaps in reference 2019 hosts Israel were represented this year by Eden Alere. Without a nude-effect bodystocking I think her costume would have caused alarm to all.

Marta Hari though, apparently, soon dispatched with the nude-effect bodystocking. Being happy to show absolutely everything on stage. 

Curiously though still abiding with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) absurd; "No Nipples Rule." Refusing to show her breasts.

Apparently this is because she felt self-concious about her small breasts. Something which seems to be a major driving factor behind Miley Cyrus' hostility towards Rihanna.

During the First World War Mata Hari was employed as a spy by French Military Intelligence to spy on the German leadership. It is claimed that she was a double agent, spying on France for Germany. Leading to France executing her in 1917.

It has been disputed ever since. Whether Mata Hari actually spied for Germany. Or whether France merely made her a scapegoat. For the failure of an ill-concieved and poorly planned espionage operation.

In her performance Efendi wore an Ariana Grande style ponytail. In reference to Miley Cyrus' appearence at the 2017 One Love Manchester concert.

Sending the message that not only does everyone know that the US are attempting to use Miley Cyrus as a sort of global honeytrap. Everyone also knows exactly what Miley Cyrus' objectives are.

Meaning that in espionage terms the US Miley Cyrus mission has already failed and is over. So they shouldn't waste either her or their time on it anymore.

Efendi's more general look was inspired by Kim Kardashian. In reference to how absolutely appalling bad Miley Cyrus has been in her efforts to act as a honey trap. 

If she is going to use her feminine wiles to entice and seduce me into spilling my secrets. She's first going to have to learn to be vaguely likeable. Launching savage personal attacks on me and my friends is really not the way to do that.

Representing Azerbaijan Efendi is ethnically Azeri. Kim Kardashian is ethnically Armenian. In Song Contest circles it is completely unprecedented for an Azeri to defend an Armenian.

Due to the Nagorno-Karakbah Region (NKR) dispute. Azerbaijan and Armenia's history at the Song Contest is one of hurling absolutely savage abuse at each other.

In 2014 the Swedish hosts had to assign armed police bodyguards to both the Azeri and Armenian delegations. Literally to stop them killing each other.

In 2015 Azerbaijan attacked Kim Kardashian personally. As the World's most famous Armenian.

So it really underlines how sickenly spiteful and unpleasent Miley Cyrus' behaviour to Kim Kardashian has been. That even Azerbaijan thinks it has gone too far.

Such is the level of hostility that Miley Cyrus has exceeded. Azerbaijan felt they couldn't openly defend Kim Kardashian. 

So if you were a casual viewer of Saturday's (23/5/21) Grand Finale. I'm sure you'd be able to dismiss is as an attack on Kim Kardashian. As an Armenian Mata Hari.

Azerbaijan's performance also envoked references to Egypt. Although, in true Eurovision style, nothing to overt.

So there was a light/laser display which formed triangles, easily mistaken for Pyramids. 

There was a dance routine that seemed inspired by Beyonce's 2008 "Single Ladies." 

This could have easily been mistaken for the dance routine in The Bangles 1986 "Walk Like A Egyptian." Which, incidentally, seems a bit racist now.

This was intended to further send the message. Of how futile America's Miley Cyrus mission is.

What America is trying to do is repeat the mission of Rihanna's 2013 Diamonds World Tour (DWT). Just with none of the resources. The pandemic cancelled Miley Cyrus' 2020 Tour. It won't be happening in 2021 either.

The other thing the Americans seem to have forgotten. Is that Rihanna's DWT was a failure for them.

The plan was to be so antagonistic during the first, North American leg. That everyone would retaliate during the second, European leg. Raising the tension for the final, Asia-Pacific leg.

Funnily enough. The nations that have been doing the Eurovision Song Contest every year, for six decades. Were not, in any way, troubled by this US effort at politically tinged pop music.

During the European leg of the DWT even I sodded off and did something else. 

Getting arrested on the equivalent of an attempted murder charge. Then assisting in Egypt's second Revolution, ovethrowing the Muslim Brotherhood puppet, Mohamed Morsi. From my jail cell.

So. The usual, then.  

Meaning we are forced to check with Miley Cyrus and America;

"You did notice that it was a Japanese cargo ship that blocked Egypt's Suez Canal? After all, in comparison. Not even Elon Musk's wealth seems particularly dazzling."

"In case you didn't. They did put references to the Japanese rising sun in the light show.

Mentioning Egypt allows for discussion of Gal Gadot.

Like my first bisexual girlfriend Gal Gadot is an Israeli Jew. Unlike my ex-girlfriend she actually did her compulsory military service.

Gal Gadot is most famous for playing "Wonder Woman."

As I mentioned during my discussion of the Oscars. The 2017 Wonder Woman movie is actually a Chinese, rather than an American movie. Produced by Tencent Pictures. Something which is noticeable in its political tone.

Normally you would expect a movie featuring an Israeli Jew as a warrior superhero. To be a thundering piece of Zionist propaganda. Rather like everyone's favourite pandemic lockdown movie; "World War Z."

Instead though Wonder Woman offers a different perspective. With the Israeli Jew constantly having to struggle against a British Lord Balfour like character and his stupid plans.

First appearing in comic books in 1941 Wonder Woman is the creation of psychologist William Marston. A man whose personal life has even me thinking; "That's a bit weird." 

For 22 years Marston lived as part of what, these days, people are insisting on calling a; "Thrupple." A three person couple. With his wife Elizabeth Marston and their partner Olive Byrne. 

The relationship produced three children. With Elizabeth giving birth to one and Olive giving birth to two. It lasted until their deaths. 

The three seemed to be united by their mutal passion for really extreme Bondage Domination Submissiom Maschosism (BDSM) sex. 

The Wonder Woman character and comics are inspired and reflect that relationship. Not even subtly, with things like the; "Lasso of Truth."

Leading to the Wonder Woman comics being banned for a short-time. Under US obscenity laws.

All suggesting that America will have to go a lot further. Than spreading rumours that Miley Cyrus may be bisexual. If they wish to shock the World from its axis.

Through the Wonder Woman character Gal Gadot has gone on to work with Joss Whedon. Of  "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fame.

Leaving me with this nasty feeling. I've definitely come up in conversation in Gal Gadot's world.

One of Gal Gadot's next projects is playing the famous Queen of Egypt Cleopatra. 

An announcement that saw her engulfed in a storm of criticism by western leftists. Particularly the US extremists of Black Lives Matter.

They were all furious that as a White woman she would dare to attempt to play a Black Queen of Egypt.

All this did was highlight Black Lives Matter deranged historical revisionism. Along with their extreme anti-Semitism.

There has long been debate as to whether Cleopatra was Balkan - Macedonian/Greek. Or Persian - Iranian/Syrian. 

However there has never, ever been any suggestion that Cleopatra was Black. 

Outside of the, just insane, alternative reality in which western leftists and Black Lives Matter activists exist.

Very few people in Africa, north of the Sahara are Black. Living on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea they tend to be distinctly Mediterranean in appearnce.

One of the main sponsors of the 2021 Song Contest was Moroccan Oil, a haircare product. This seems to be a part of a long-running discussion over including these southern and eastern Mediterranean nations in the Song Contest.

Morocco actually competed in 1980. Tunisia was scheduled to compete in 1977 but pulled out due to undisclosed (Israel) related reasons. 

Lebanon nearly competed in 2005 but also had to pull out. Due to laws banning the broadcast of Israeli content, a nation Lebanon is technically still at war with.

Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, and Libya are all members of the EBU. 

The Israeli hosted 2019 Song Contest introduced us to the; "Tree of Life" concept from Judaism. The pandemic which cancelled the 2020 Song Contest gave us all time to really contemplate it.

I spent part of the time watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the first time. This touches of the concept of; "Stoic Physics." From the Ancient Greek philosophy of; "Stoicism."

Stocisim came into being at around this time. When Egypt was being ruled by a Balkan Queen who kept Jews as slaves. Prior to their escape at the end of the ten Plagues.

This got me thinking. About whether Stoicism is actually influenced by the Jewish Tree of Life concept. A very early example of the; "Cultural Appropriation" that western leftists and Black Lives Matter despise so much.

I wouldn't describe myself as an expert in either topic. However it struck me as something to think and talk about. Certainly better than sitting around in silence.

A one point in the performance Efendi and her backing dancers formed a line. Giving the impression of a mutli-armed woman.

A reference to Durga, the multi-armed demon slayer from Hinduism. Protector of Devi, the primordial energy, the mother goddess.

This could be intended to promote discussion about Mata Hari's stage persona. Putting the "exotic" into "exotic dancer" she claimed to be an Indonesia/Javanese Princess of divine Hindu birth. 

It could also be intended as a reference to the scandal Rihanna caused. Posting a topless picture of herself to Instagram, wearing a pendant featuring Ganesha. The Hindu god of intellectuals, scribes and authors.

This came so soon after Rihanna had caused another scandal. Demanding to know why no-one was talking about the Indian Farmer Protests.

I really hope it was intended as the latter. It would send a further message to Miley Cyrus. As to why I'm someone worth trying to maintain a good relationship with.

As I'm sure many of them noticed during the recent fighting between Israel and Palestine. 

Whenever a big event like that happens. Celebrities soon find their Social Media accounts full of demands from 'fans' that they pick a side. On issues they know nothing about.

Whatever the issue. The chances are I'm already involved in it. If not, I'll probably be able to figure it out quite quickly.

Explaining it to a celebrity like Miley Cyrus would then be really easy. 

If we were talking privately. I wouldn't have to worry about impacting on the situation being discussed. 

If we were talking directly I also wouldn't have to try and guess the level of knowledge. If there's anything they needed explaining further, they can just ask.

You, know. That thing every human on Earth does hundreds of times each day. Without ever having to think about it.

That's actually what Rihanna's India scandals were about.

She asked my to explain the Indian Farmer's Protests. Only taking the less than direct route. 

Of asking the question on Twitter. In the hope it would cause such a storm it would be picked up by one of the news sites I read.

It did. Rather than just telling her the answer. I set Rihanna homework.

That Ganesha picture was Rihanna's way of thanking me.

Obviously think we should do that more. 

Only privately, where we don't set the World on fire. And where she's not bound by Instagram's absurd No Nipples rule. 

I, of course, would be more than happy to have a similar relationship with Miley Cyrus. 

After all it's not her bra size that makes Rihanna more attractive to me. It's that we've known each other for the best part of a decade. Meaning we've built up the chemistry needed to get away with things like that.

Despite being Azeri Efendi has strong links to Kazakhstan. Links which were very much played up in her official biography. Submitted as part of the entry.

For example she placed third in the 2017 "Silkway Star" singing competition. In 2019 Efendi performed in the "Star of Nur-Sultan" singing competition.

Kazakhstan is central to the ongoing war against the Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated groups. Particularly in Syria. The "Astana Process" is named after the Kazak capital Astana, where the first meetings were held.

To give you an idea of how long the Astana Process has been dragging on for. The Kazak capital Astana no longer exists. It's now named Nur-Sultan.

I'm sure everyone has noticed. Twitter's blocking of my account is not preventing me covering the Super Bowl. Nor is it preventing me covering The Oscars. 

It certainly isn't preventing me covering the Eurovision Song Contest.

The only thing Twitter is preventing is my involvement in the ongoing war against ISIL and associated groups.

They are providing active, material support to a genocidal terror group. Proscribed under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.

If they intend to continue. They should count themselves very lucky if they only end up in prison for the rest of their lives.

The Belt and Road Iniative. As the new Silk Road. Is a bit more than I can squeeze in tonight.

To be tidied, proof-read, spellchecked and completed tommorrow.

18:48 on 25/5/21 (UK date).

Edited at around 16:50 on 26/5/21 (UK date) to fill in the above Gal Gadot/Rihanna placeholders. And copy & paste;

As you may have noticed from it's "Silkway Star" singing competition. Or it's "Silkway Airlines" Kazakhstan is very proud of its place on was known as; "The Silk Road."

Based around the trade in silk this is probably the most important thing in human history. Between the 3rd Century B.C and the 19th Century A.D. 

Originating in China it was a network of trade routes. Spreading to Japan in the east and down through Europe into sub-Saharan Africa in the west and south. 

Absolutely all exchanges between different cultures for over 2,000 years spread on the Silk Road. 

Not only goods like silk but also technological advances such as paper and gunpowder. Along with the exchange of cultural ideas like philosophy and fashion. The Cultural Appropriation that Black Lives Matter despise so much.

It was actually something else Rihanna asked me to do around the time of her India scandals. 

Explain to her fans a sequence in the final episode of Season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 

Featuring the "Tara" character, a White woman. Wearing something her fans had mistaken for an Indian Lehenga outfit. Which they deemed to be Cultural Appropriation. A sign the TV Show must surely be evil.

The outfit was being used not because it is of Indian origin. But because of it was of Afghan origin. It was a reference to; "Operation Infinite Reach." 1998 US missile strikes against Al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan and Sudan.

Due to my relationship with samarui swords. Joss Whedon and Buffy the Vampire Slayer were amongst just a handful of people who'd recieved vague warnings about the possiblity of the 2001 9/11 attacks.

The Silk Road is really the reason the Lehenga is worn in both India and Aghanistan. 

The strange bit was that I actually had this same argument with Rihanna during her DWT. 

A fashion house gifted her a coat in a vaguely Indian/Oriental style. Leading to Rihanna getting attacked for Cultural Appropriation. Of both Indian and Chinese culture.

It was just an odd moment for me. Remembering the person I was having the discussion with was the person I had the argument with. The argument that I kept referencing in the discussion.

Sadly on that occassion I did not recieve thanks from Rihanna. So I'm still not sure if she remembers having that argument.

China is now trying to re-open the Silk Road. Through it's; "One Belt, One Road Initiative" (Belt and Road Initiative). Choosing Kazakhstan to launch the initiative in 2013.

The purpose of the Belt and Road Initiative is to build modern transport infrastructure. Roads, Railway Lines, Sea Ports, Air Ports etc. In 70 nations on the path of the Silk Road. Japan in the east through to sub-Saharan Africa in the west, south.

The Belt and Road Iniative is an almost incomprehensibly massive topic.

One of the news sites I read daily is China's Xinhua. It has an entire section dedicated just to daily updates on the Belt and Road iniative.

This is what I tend to do with my day. Read extremely thrilling reports on Chinese port construction in countires you've probably never even heard of.

However the main controversies over the Belt and Road Initiative is that it is being funded through credit. From either the Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB). Or the dedicated Silk Road Fund.

All forms of debt give the creditor power over the debtor. For as long as the debt lasts.

So the concern about the Belt and Road Initiative is the amount of power it will give to China, across 70 nations. Along with Less Economically Developed Nations (LEDC's) being forced to take on unsustainable levels of debt.

The Belt and Road Initiative is also taking place within the European Union (EU). Where is causing a bit of tension.

Poorer, southern, EU nations with creaky infrastructure, such as Italy are very keen. While richer, northern, EU nations with good infrastructure, such as Germany are less keen. More concerned with growing Chinese influence.

This tension is central to the EU's pandemic recovery fund. These funds are to be spent on infrastructure projects. A way to counter the Belt and Road Initative.

Or at least it would be.

If the EU's gay community wasn't holding up everybody's pandemic recovery funds. 

As part of an extremely bloody battle over the percieved homophobia of the governments of Poland and Hungary.

Meanwhile, in America, Joe Biden seems to have heard the word; "Infrastructure" and decided to steal it as the basis for his pandemic recovery plan.

Clearly, with absolutely no idea what's going on.

 

To be continued in Part 3.

17:20 on 26/5/21 (UK date).