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9·2 days agoFor Nato’s second supply line: Norway, Sweden and Denmark to finance €430m military package for Ukraine that includes support for Ukraine’s ‘air defence, ammunition and other essential equipment’, says Norwegian government as per live Stream
By “our way of living”, are you referring to the dystopian capitalism, rise of fascism and democratic backsliding?
The threat of a “dystopian capitalism, rise of fascism and democratic backsliding” you are talking about is real in the West, but in China it isn’t a threat anymore but sad reality already. The Chinese government is far ahead in that respect, and the linked report represents one more proof of that.
We have a lot of problems to defend and improve our Western democracies, but all those who say that China offers an alternative and better system have no idea what they are talking about.
Another reminder that there has been a strong political biases on social media platform X before the 2025 German Federal Election. Elon Musk’s X boosted pro-Putin and pro-China party Alternative for Germany AfD (as well as Sarah Wagenknecht’s BSW) while suppressing speech of moderately progressive political rivals.
… Default feed of X showed more content from far-right AfD than from other political parties … [The] findings suggest that engagement measures and unknown factors related to party affiliation contribute to the overrepresentation of extremes of the German political party spectrum in the default algorithmic feed of X.
Similar issues remain with (most) other platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, as shown in other investigations. Most digital platform algorithms rank content eliciting fear and anger higher than any other speech as we know. That contributes also to the political landscape we have today.
2·3 days agoChina’s existing embassy was inherited from the Qing Dynasty. Makes sense why they want a replacement to reflect their current status.
What an absurdly weird take.
Agreed. But we shouldn’t rule that out for tbe future imho, as dictatorships like China use both extremist groups -whether they are on the rise or not- to promote its own agenda by sowing division among Western societies.
There has been a good analysis a few months ago about that:
[Right-wing parties like] Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and France’s Rassemblement National (RN) prioritize economic pragmatism and national sovereignty. These parties argue that decoupling from China or imposing economic sanctions harms European economies, advocating instead for stronger economic cooperation with Beijing. They view China as a crucial trading partner and a counterbalance to US influence, frequently criticizing the EU for its alignment with Washington on foreign policy issues.
Far-left parties, on the other hand, approach China from an entirely different ideological framework, rooted in critiques of Western imperialism and neoliberalism. They accuse the EU and the US of hypocrisy, using human rights as a geopolitical tool to undermine China while ignoring their own failures. The far-left views China’s state-led economic model as an alternative to the neoliberal capitalist paradigm, lauding its emphasis on state planning and development. Skeptical of militarized policies, far-left groups also advocate for dialogue and cooperation rather than confrontation. They tend to resist efforts to isolate Beijing, framing such moves as exacerbating global tensions and hindering progress on critical issues like climate change.
Quick reminder that Germay’s right-wing AfD is backed by China and Russia.
This Current Affairs is one of these magazines where you know what you get before you click the link, similar to ‘media’ outlets like Jacobin. This serves a propaganda purpose for anti-democratic regimes only, it’s not aiming at publishing independent research.
No worries, mate. Have a great one.
I posted that in another thread, but it also fits here to provide a broader picture maybe.
Road traffic death rate (per 100 000 population) according to WHO:
- Africa: 19
- Eastern Mediterranean: 16
- South-East Asia: 16
- Western Pacific: 15
- Americas: 14
- Europe: 7
According to the WHO, a road traffic injuries report says:
- Approximately 1.19 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.
- Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years.
- 92% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though these countries have around 60% of the world’s vehicles.
- More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
- Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
I was referring to the Wikipedia map posted by @wols@lemmy.zip - here again.
Yeah, Europe, Australia, and Canada show the lowest numbers also here, though.
Addition:
According to the WHO (which is source of the Wikipedia map), a road traffic injuries report says:
- Approximately 1.19 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.
- Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years.
- 92% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though these countries have around 60% of the world’s vehicles.
- More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
- Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
And:
Road traffic death rate (per 100 000 population) according to WHO:
- Africa: 19
- Eastern Mediterranean: 16
- South-East Asia: 16
- Western Pacific: 15
- Americas: 14
- Europe: 7
Just to get the broader picture, here is a world map displaying the deaths from road injuries.
The number of deaths from road injuries appears to be highest in China and India, Europe is among the regions with lowest numbers.
I’ve seen a few YT videos that tell you the exact opposite.
So you suggest that speed limits would increase traffic deaths? Is this right? Where are these YT videos?
At the time of this writing, the number of victims in Kyiv has increased to 82 people, including at least 10 children, five of them in hospitals, said head of the city’s military administration Tymur Tkachenko.
“… A 6-year-old boy died in an ambulance. He was not pulled out of the other world. At least 10 children injured, five of them in hospitals. The Russians did it. A girl, 5 months old, wounded — she was targeted by the Russians,” he wrote on Telegram, noting that the data are not final.
Who says that Palantir, Pegasus, chat control “are okay” and Trump is our friend? No one says that.
There are a lot of equally critical post here on Lemmy, it’s just that articles critical of Western tech usually don’t trigger whataboutery as it is the case here.
Using Huawei is a big threat to Spanish and European security, which is why it was banned from 5G. It’s all in the article (it makes a good read, btw).
It starts, for example, with your false claim that aspiring Nato members must not apply but are invited. Just read your comments. Stop pro-Russia trolling and get a life.
Several of your statements here in this thread have been proven incorrect already, but you are coming up with the next claim just to maintain a derailed opinion. That doesn’t make sense and it’s waste of time.
Your questions don’t become better if you permanently repeat them while ignoring the answers, supposedly waiting for something you like to hear and read.
Your comments in this thread appear to represent a series of false claims blended with distractions and some forms of whataboutisms. When you then run out of arguments, you even accuse others of not understanding the issue. This is a really absurdly weird 50-cent warrior.
The reason why Austria reconsiders its stance on neutrality and joining Nato is obvious and clearly expressed in the article, and it is, of course, absolutely justified.
There is a thread about that already: https://feddit.org/post/16866226