I'm not sure if you get this in the news in the USA but trump and his administration are pretty much constantly mocked and made fun of in the press - at least here in Europe. It's just constant legitimate mockery about specific incidents - most recent I saw was the press trying to figure out if trump actually understands the meaning of the word "decapitate" as he used it in a nonsensical way a couple of days ago.
Oh, I bring this up because of the picture they used in this article.
kube-system•37m ago
Most Americans are not exposed to many foreign news outlets unless they seek it out. But we have our own share of media doing the same. The bigger issue is that people tend to subscribe to echo-chamber opinion-news outlets.
jscomino•34m ago
we are aware, thankfully
the press != the people
hilariously•27m ago
You think we are not constantly mocking trump, his entire administration, and everything his group of jack booted fascists are doing?
Boy do you need to visit some other bars!
Permik•4m ago
I think it's more nuanced than that. Obviously countries have differences on how aligned the people and the press are, but there's also the aspect of how highly educated the people are.
FWIW, I feel like the press in Finland doesn't try to "win" points by pointing out the humiliation and the utter failure of the current state of affairs in the US, because that point is plainly obvious, but the reporting more closely reflects the forces and agenda going on under the surface.
The embarrassment stuff is more for the coffee-table chitchat and having a collective sigh of relief with your co-workers that we're not so intimately close to the whole mess there.
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Metaphoric use of 'decapitation' referring to an organization or state is normal and idiomatic in American English, especially if you spend a lot of time talking to people with military backgrounds. There's plenty of other stuff going on right now that's actually worth criticism.
0xdeadbeefbabe•24m ago
A market for a usage beat reporter actually exists?
dpoloncsak•11m ago
As an American, I'm only aware because James Acaster started some deep-seeded obsession with British panel shows, and they'll tear into him in a few of the more political ones like 8 Out of 10 Cats
Amezarak•8m ago
Unfortunately we live in a time where Europeans are not the tastemakers anymore, so the Americans that even know largely don’t care and would find it laughable that (what they regard as) some has-beens feel entitled to have an opinion.
This is really unfortunate, because America was a much better place culturally when they looked to Europe.
iAMkenough•38m ago
Next up: U.S. Govt Asks Iran Govt to Stop Posting LEGO Meme Videos
EdwardDiego•24m ago
That would be the Danish who'd do that, if you're looking to make an equivalent statement, no?
londons_explore•13m ago
Couldn't the real copyright owner just sue the US government and get a payout?
The fact this doesn't seem to be happening suggests that perhaps the copyright owner doesn't care?
gambiting•9m ago
Or the copyright owner recognises that suing the current administration in court is going to risk other negative consequences and those are not worth the risk. Or perhaps it's just that taking the US government to court is going to cost a lot of money and take years, so "just asking" is the first step.
robgibbons•6m ago
This is a very Western-centric way of thinking. The Japanese are culturally oriented toward "saving face" rather than directly confronting things like this. It's very likely that Nintendo approached their own government with private complaints, and the government is handling it diplomatically, rather than Nintendo causing more drama for their company (and country) by immediately suing the US government.
ronsor•11m ago
Somehow I have a feeling this administration is not going to stop.
comrade1234•41m ago
Oh, I bring this up because of the picture they used in this article.
kube-system•37m ago
jscomino•34m ago
hilariously•27m ago
Boy do you need to visit some other bars!
Permik•4m ago
FWIW, I feel like the press in Finland doesn't try to "win" points by pointing out the humiliation and the utter failure of the current state of affairs in the US, because that point is plainly obvious, but the reporting more closely reflects the forces and agenda going on under the surface.
The embarrassment stuff is more for the coffee-table chitchat and having a collective sigh of relief with your co-workers that we're not so intimately close to the whole mess there.
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0xdeadbeefbabe•24m ago
dpoloncsak•11m ago
Amezarak•8m ago
This is really unfortunate, because America was a much better place culturally when they looked to Europe.