worldnews

So, submit more non US news?

Yeah I don’t think this is something planned you can turn a dial on. People are just posting their news and the origin of people here probably skews heavily US.

Hey, not for nothing but the US is sick and teetering on the precipice of Facism. If the US goes over the edge, then Fascism will be its main export as "Freedom" is today. That has worldwide implications.

Right now our domestic politics are everyone's problem.

That is NOT to say there aren't other problems worthy of airtime here. Its been hot recently, have you noticed? Nobody seems to be serious about doing anything substantive about that. Let's talk about it.

There is a devastating war on in Ukraine threatening not only global stability, but also the world's supply of staple grains, rare earths, helium oil and natural gas. With a cloid of nuclear chaos draped over it. Talk about it.

Israel is running roughshod over the Palestinian state. (Irony, no?) Talk about it.

China is flxing its financial and geoplitical muscle in the AIPAC region. Ths is the next world war setting up. Talk about it.

Africa has several bloody wars going on with both Western and Eastern powers shoveling chaos into that mess. A continent of rich nations being fleeced by the East and West. Just like always. Guess what you can do?

Central and South America are dealing with their own power struggles between Hard Right and Hard Left factions, again with undue outside influences from Eastern and Western powers. And, we cant seem to stop destroying rain forests.

Everyone is dealing with serious challenges both foreign and domestic. Post about it.

If you're twisted about the problems in the US dominating the Hot page, then post, comment and be the change you need to see, because if you're just gonna sit on your ass right now and complain about it, then you get what you get.

And also...? Sorry. I am NOT having a good day.

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Problem is that these Americans talk. A lot.

The grim reaper in Monty Python wasn't just whining. The struggle is real.

If it is a story from the US that would make international news if it were in another country, it should be posted here. I'm from Canada, US politics is world news to me. Their wretched politics seeps across our border, it's material to my day to day life to stay abreast of the broad current events in the US, just like the UK.

"World news" and no news about India and Pakistan's latest shenanigans. lmao.

Thats's entirely a question of moderation. I do not.know how actively this community is moderated.

We should create a community named worldnewsnotusa.

People commenting “be the change you want to see” like it’s their first day in the internet.

Mods will either need to step up and ban US news, or folks who care will need to find a new comm that only allows international news.

US is literally becoming a menace to the World.

/l/politics already ran me off for trying to opine in on a more diverse political discourse than just US news.

Mod told me, "...all politics is local, and few care about international politics. You also have a language barrier that also makes global political forums less interactive."

Then banished my opinion.

I'm guessing the U.S. isn't in the world?

honestly, why not do what reddit did and restrict US news to a specific sublemmy

For better or for worse, the US is part of the world. I had to unsubscribe from [email protected] because it was non-stop links about even the most trivial paid bits of outrage bait and campaigning, even though I was hoping to keep it to ensure I see perspectives from the US and articles about some of the important issues they have right now.

But I dont think excluding the US from the world, even just in name, is the best choice either. Partially because it encourages American isolation and exceptionalism, which helps nobody.

Ultimately I think this problem is best addressed by how platforms sort and filter content, but for now a new sub for international news articles that has to mention at least one location outside the US might be useful. Just to at least filter out the internal-only stories about MTG and Boebert clashing or the 15 articles about Mitch McConnell having a medical issue on camera. Maybe It could crosspost the top link each day from the major country and city instances/communities to keep it somewhat globally balanced.

I see nothing in the rules that suggest that those types of posts don't belong here. You need to be making a plea to the mods, not the posters.

This is ultimately just pointless whining. Also, "the entire fediverse" is taken up by us politics? It's barely a big deal on Lemmy.world as a whole.

Seeing US news just means there are more US posters. You need to increase participation from other people. It's not stopping others from posting.

Want more non-US news? The answer isn't less US news. That doesn't make it magically have other content.

We get it, you have an axe to grind with US Americans thinking they're the center of attention.

I second this, so much. Thank you. Inb4 "and my axe".

I also struggle with this often as a 'Merican expat living in another country, hopefully permanently. Occasionally I wanna catch up on US shit but most of the time I care more about what's going on in Europe and other places so I couldn't care less about the perpetually stupid shit happening back in the US.

I'm still learning the language where I moved to so English news resources that are about other places can be very valuable to me. My main resource (and advice to others with this issue) is using an RSS reader with good sources you find along the way. Not every site has RSS these days but many do. I fill in the blanks with podcasts and stories in the language of my country. Only downside is no discussion unless you post on Lemmy or other social media, but maybe that can become a thing we do. :)

World News is always bound to be dominated by the news of the spoken language. While English is spoken very broadly, the US is the dominant speaker by population. Most "international" news will be written in the native language of the afflicted area. Since people here want English content, you're going up see mostly English speaking areas. Since the US is the largest, it'll be mostly US news.

If you don't like it, start sourcing interesting English content about non-english locations.