Yes as someone who's been wittering on about "Eurovision Factor" on other polls I actually mourn the decline of the WTF vote (the most obvious example this year being Malta's 12 for the UK!)
way more complex stuff going on the balkans -- oedipus factor combined with "let's not mention the RECENT CIVIL WAR we used to be chums" factor -- and the former soviet union
Re: the tipping (the velvet) point
Date: 2007-05-14 10:17 am (UTC)mini-me factor
Date: 2007-05-14 10:36 am (UTC)cyprus = greece's mini-me
way more complex stuff going on the balkans -- oedipus factor combined with "let's not mention the RECENT CIVIL WAR we used to be chums" factor -- and the former soviet union
Re: mini-me factor
Date: 2007-05-14 10:41 am (UTC)