A city official in Stockholm has said the municipality has no plans to comply after one of its offices received a letter seeking to impose Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity measures, in what is believed to be the first such missive sent to a foreign government.
“It’s so bizarre,” said Jan Valeskog, Stockholm’s vice-mayor for planning. “It’s our political priorities that count, not the ones from this embassy or any other embassies.”
Our government is now the fucking “Karen”, trying to control other countries, and demanding to speak with their managers…
It’s been like that for over a century my guy.
😂 😂
If diversity is so bad, why won’t the US take their “win” against DEI and immigration and let Europe fall behind 'murica in whatever they think they’re winning at?
You can’t fight it with logic.
For the same reason that communism was “doomed to fail” in the Americas by means of propaganda, assassinations, and training fascist death squads.
That is the next step, if we won’t comply, they’ll try to undermine anyone who makes them look bad, same with russia and Ukraine.
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It’s because it was sent out to government contractors, and some idiot thought Stockholm’s government was a contractor because they get paid for permits.
yeah, unfair benefits like *checks notes* plumbing
That would only make sense if “Americans support us” was seen by people as a positive, and I think we’re well pass the stage were people in Europe look up to America and Americans.
Nowadays an endorsment by America and Americans is more likely to tank an idea than to prop it up.
PS: That said, the current US Administration seems totally oblivious to the state of “Brand America” abroad - just notice how Trump with his “support” sunk the Conservatives in Canada and helped sink them in Australia - so it actually makes sense that they think that “Americans support us” is some kind of help they would be giving to the far-right abroad.
That would only make sense if “Americans support us” was seen by people as a positive, and I think we’re well pass the stage were people in Europe look up to America and Americans.
There are definitely (uninformed, ignorant) people who don’t see much issue with what Trump and his government currently do. They fantasize about a supposed need to do so in our countries, too. I know my father does to clear out a supposed shadow government (in Germany).
A majority view or our views here on Lemmy certainly never bothered the right, their voters, or other conspiracy theorists.
Yeah, there are a non-trivial number of Canadians who think becoming the 51st state is th best idea since the beginning of history.
Valeskog said Stockholm had no intention of complying. “Of course, we’ll not sign it, we won’t return it, we’ll do nothing about it,” he said.
“If you do not agree to sign this document, we would appreciate it if you could provide detailed reasons, which we will forward to our legal teams.”
The equivalent of not letting you unsubscribe from a spammy mailing list unless you provide a reason.
Perhaps Sweden should tell the US to go fuck themselves.
The American exceptionalism is really kicking into high gear now.
It’s the True Beleivers™ at it again. Same batch selling the American Dream©, you can Pick Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps, Supply Side Jesus, you can be President, too, and America Is The Best Country On Earth ™.
Never mind America has been completely enshittified by its own propaganda and corporations, and insists you believe in American Freedom while pointing a gun at you.
https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/fjellner-m-da-far-usa-klara-sig-utan-stockholms-avlopp
Fjellner was even more blunt, “good luck without our services.”
Hilarious.
There is a Swedish short movie about a similar incident about 20 years ago: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hvo3QOHtaA
In March, European officials lambasted the US after companies across the continent said they had received letters informing them that the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives also applied to foreign firms looking to do business with the US government.
Is this real? Lmfao
Lmao - how tf no marketing team made memes about this??
(Or how else am I to know?)l
I’m more worried about the orgs that will quietly comply rather than openly laughing about it.
Not urging so much as demanding.
Imagine what the MAGAs would be shouting when Russia would send letters around.
Nothing?
Nah they’d be shouting in russian
A good number would just comply
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I’m a firm believer that the best way to deal with arseholes and bullies is ruthless mockery.
