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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Because it's the most newsworthy country at the moment. The most powerful country in the world is crashing before your eyes, whilst the rest of the world mostly continues on as it was. Yeah, some noteworthy things are happening all over the world, but that's not as dramatic as the fall of arguably the most hated country in the world. And everything from genocide to climate change, disease and general suffering can be at least tangentially related to the disaster that is the US and it's administration. I mean, what noteworthy things are there to chide Sweden for? Anything? Is it comparible to the horrors and despair that the US is causing? There's your answer.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (3 children)

... but that's not as dramatic as the fall of arguably the most hated country in the world

Easy there, lets not forget Israel. America is maybe right behind them though.

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Most of the things happening in Israel now is because of the US though. Netanyahu really felt empowered by Trump becoming president, and rightly so, because he can manipulate that orange toddler into doing anything he wants.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Israel wouldn't be high on that list without the sweetheart funding it gets from the United States to wage its atrocities.

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

It is not just the funding, they literally got a cheerleader in Trump, extremely eager to participate as well, as was seen with the bombing of Iran.

Netanyahu doesn't have to hold back anymore, he can blatantly genocide because he got the backing of the US, and the European leaders are mostly too spineless to cross the Americans.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

That's why that key word, "arguably" is there. Russia is also working for that title.

[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I checked the news in the biggest newspaper in sweden, and there's this story about a bus that scraped the roof while driving under a bridge. Must have been scary for the passengers. Luckily it wasn't going that fast. And there's a list of schools where you actually get paid to study so you don't need student loans.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For Norway a good chunk of the news on our state-run newspaper is related to the US as well. Especially the recent Epstein stuff

Other than that it's Israel/Palestine, Ukraine/Russia, some other international news, sports, the current heatwave, a little about nature, a little about new infrastructure projects, a news story about hate speech, and a couple other misc stories

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Griffus@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

There was a story about moose some weeks ago, but it's been a while now, sadly.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

That's awesome that that's the worst news from there. And I love Sweden and Norway as that's where my family originated from. What I wouldn't give to have been born in either of those countries. Unfortunately I'm one generation out of being able to easily go back.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

what noteworthy things are there to chide Sweden for?

They're been losing Social Bastion points for a while now and are turning a hard right towards Aryan Master-race ethos.
Most of europe actually.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Almost at all times...
Because those at the head of the whole government thingy fuck it up for almost half of the world...