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The Eurovision Song Contest was created by NATO (en.reseauinternational.net)

submitted 1 month ago by iByteABit@hexbear.net to c/europe@hexbear.net

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[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

Well that proves once and for all that NATO is a force for evil.

[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Conspirationist website which routinely reposts right-wing propaganda with a sprinkle of AI.

I wouldn't take what it says as face value lol.

Here is some of the information I found:

https://www.devex.com/organizations/reseau-international-159799

https://www.conspiracywatch.info/notice/reseau-international

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

true, going through the referenced NATO file I didn't see much clear proof on this

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

The official history is that it was started to make western Europeans stop hating eachother (with the unsaid purpose of allowing them to concentrate on hating the USSR instead).

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

NATO introduced Abba to the world?

[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Not NATO by itself but it was founded during the post war period to consolidate the ranks in western europe and “smooth out” historical divisions.