…Not Responding to USA Illegal Actions.
I have for a very long time wanted to find a way to live better in Denmark, Scandinavia, because it is the best country of the world, more Leftist/Socialist-Democratic. I knew they all use USA Internet companies way over anything else. I always knew it would be an adjustment culture wise, especially language, if I was ever able to do it. Still wanting to do it.
At the same time, I have been disappointed that EU does not do something to stop The USA, over last 2-decades.
It was probably best if you caught the interview, for yourself, the name of author is & book title is: Dave Keating & ‘The Owned Continent’
With that being said I was shocked by the ex-USAn living in EU comments, about his published book, that he was shocked about how EU countries’ culture is weakened (& corrupted when it comes to dealing with USA actions) by The USA entertainment-culture bleeding into their cultures. They watch The USA- TV & Movies, Cellphones, so much more, This was on Frances’ media channel France24 & their corespondent, that prides itself on it’s own culture-arts. This affects how they deal with USA that breaks International laws, let alone their own laws, with ‘Crazy Don’ happens like every day.
He says it began not with WW II USA dominance, but before then.
He says that with this still EU is given the opportunity to do something, but chooses not to.
Is this really happening? Especially, in more Left-Democratic Socialist Denmark & Scandinavia?
I mean that it is great that we look for culture outside of our small countries. But far too often, the “external” culture is just American/Anglophone.
I can give not-so-cultural example, which I think is especially detrimental. Political news. Of course, locals will know like tens of MPs in their countries, most major candidates in their city, and this should be the focus, this is what they vote for. But then, they would know details about some Naomi Whatever who is a wife of a third-tier role figure in the Trump’s administration (or whatever US administration), while they would often hardly recall the name of the Spanish president, despite him being the leader of top four country in the Union.
I (slightly) exaggerate. But I used to know hardly any European leaders (apart from like German counselor, French president, UK prime minister if you count that, and fckn Orban), and I would hardly notice elections in even the large EU countries, while I would know details of both Democrat and Republican primaries in 2016. For me, now it is nearly opposite, but that was my active effort.
Note: It is also very non-homogenous. Some people would be hyper-americanized. Others would be like: “Marvel, what the fuck does that even mean?”
No place is very Homogenous, but all Scandinavia is too Caucasian dominated, but given more immigration into areas is bad- see other thread & posts about immigration being one causes of making preventing worse of ‘Global Warming’ hard.
When I have more time, will read all of reply.
Sadly way our Capitalist world works, The USA/Capitalism Capital has more power than any other country, & right now we have gone crazier than normal. & no countries coming together & trusting those with differences to stand up against The USA, NATO & Etc… UN was created so it does not control & hold accountable the most powerful 5-countries, after WW II. So of course I would expect people to know our crazy, dictatorship powerful, people (some not even legally politicians, though hold political positions) more than some awesome countries’ awesome politicians. Plus, they are doing something, if not more than one, every single day. It is not good or right, but some awesome countries’ awesome politicians (like Spain & Spain’s President; I cannot remember his name*) does NOT have the same effect on everyone’s lives, not just USAns.
*- Yes, I have learning challenges in both long & short term memories & language processing, but I experience 3-hrs. of The USA’s best media- Independent-political Left. We all have the craziness here in our faces more than what you are talking about, than what we should have more in our faces. Even while experiencing 3-hrs. of The USA’s best media- Independent-political Left, they have to cover the crazies here.
That is what I would think, that looking in country perspective it would be more a lot more American/Anglophone, than in cities & smaller perspective is more that country’s-cities’-smaller’s identity. Nothing is 100%, But than I am in trapped in The USA, as a Socialist & Democratic Socialist Danish (as what from here I believe is Denmark) minded person, & maybe not be right, I cannot know enough to be an expert.