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[voliol]

Not really. The left party is socialist but has been a doormat for the social democrats, who flirt with liberals (and some conservative agendas of e.g. ”order”) for the sake of power^TM and to keep the nationalist-conservative (formerly neo-nazist) sweden democrats out of any government(-supporting) position. I think your ”socialist left party” is the closest to our left.

[Kagus]

Ah okay, yeah. Our Venstre rattles off a number of very nice ideas, but has put all of that aside for the sake of being part of the conservative coalition currently in government (which included the far-right Progressive party {ah, naming conventions...} until they dropped out because the conservative PM wasn't being nationalist enough for their tastes).

Venstre aren't actually given any power by this position, and they basically never get their way with the rest of the coalition, but hey! They're in the governing coalition! That means they get to affect real change! Go Venstre! We'll show 'em!

...sadly, that "real change" seems to be mostly just changing their minds. But hey, it's something.


The Socialist Left fellows seem fairly decent and with a smidgen of integrity, but that might have something to do with also not really having a whole lot of power.

[scriver]

The Left Party doesn't have much power since they're pretty small and don't really have any wingmen, but they're the one party left that doesn't completely bow to the altar of neo-liberalism (which is why they don't have any wingman -- the titular social democrats and Environment Party would rather hang with the neo-liberals).

Since their influence is limited they don't have much say, and have to pick their battles, but they still have some minor accomplishments.

[TD1]

Guys I think the Vikings are raiding Europe Europol again.

Anyone know an English guy called Alfred? He might help.

[Loud Whispers]

The Swedish government just collapsed with the riksdag voting no confidence for the state minister.

[ dancing crabs ]

Guys I think the Vikings are raiding Europe Europol again.

Anyone know an English guy called Alfred? He might help.

Ah yes, Alfred of Wexit means Wexit

[martinuzz]

The Left Party doesn't have much power since they're pretty small and don't really have any wingmen, but they're the one party left that doesn't completely bow to the altar of neo-liberalism (which is why they don't have any wingman -- the titular social democrats and Environment Party would rather hang with the neo-liberals).

Since their influence is limited they don't have much say, and have to pick their battles, but they still have some minor accomplishments.

Dutch and Swedish political situations right now are basically identical haha

[TD1]

The Swedish government just collapsed with the riksdag voting no confidence for the state minister.

[ dancing crabs ]

Guys I think the Vikings are raiding Europe Europol again.

Anyone know an English guy called Alfred? He might help.

Ah yes, Alfred of Wexit means Wexit

Vote Alfred for Bretwalda.

Make England great again.

[Loud Whispers]

Make England great again.

"Make England" is too perfect ngl. I could think of a few others but none come as close;

England: Reforged
England 2: England Harder
3NGLAND: THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL
Engl4nd: the Ice Age
Angleland: The Danish True Crime Drama
Make England (score some fakking goals)
England (cannot) score some fakking goals
Seven deadly Englands: Based on a true heptarchy

[martinuzz]

Heavy flooding for the past two days in France, Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg and the south of the Netherlands due to extreme rainfall.
Houses, bridges, roads, lots of things washed away by flooding rivers. Nearly 100 deaths in Germany, 14 deaths in Belgium and thousands still missing. Some of the affected areas are hard to contact because the power has been out long enough for people to no longer have battery power in their mobile phones.
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have deployed the army to the affected areas to evacuate people and build emergency bridges.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57846200

https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/het-water-kwam-zo-ontzettend-snel-en-toen-viel-ook-het-licht-uit~b0f82173/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/16/climate-scientists-shocked-by-scale-of-floods-in-germany

[Loud Whispers]

"Nobody was expecting this - where did all this rain come from? It's crazy," Annemarie Mueller, a 65-year-old resident of Mayen, said. "It made such a loud noise and given how fast it came down we thought it would break the door down."

The sky is falling, but actually

[Naturegirl1999]

"Nobody was expecting this - where did all this rain come from? It's crazy," Annemarie Mueller, a 65-year-old resident of Mayen, said. "It made such a loud noise and given how fast it came down we thought it would break the door down."

The sky is falling, but actually

the atmosphere does consist of large amounts of water vapor, so in a way, this is correct somewhat. Pieces of the sky fall each time it rains

[martinuzz]

In Wassenburg. Germany, a dam has burst. The local authorities are immediatly evacuating 700 people in the vicinity.

200 thousand people in Germany are without power. Some of the damaged power mains are still under water, so it could take a few days before all power is restored.

Meanwhile in the Belgian province of Luik (Liege), 3500 housholds no longer have gas. The gas pipes in the area have been wiped out by the water currents. The gas company expects that it will take weeks to restore gas to the area. People are advised to go stay with friends and family if they want to cook food.

In the Dutch city of Venlo, more than 10 thousand people have been evacuated while the army is trying to repair dikes and prevent them from breaking more.

In the Dutch city of Roermond, thousands of people have been awoken by police and army at 6 in the morning to be evacuated. They are not yet allowed to return to their homes.

[Naturegirl1999]

I hope things get better

[Loud Whispers]

Given the trend of extreme weather, it will get better in short term but become more concerning in the long

[Naturegirl1999]

Yes. If we survive the mass extinction we’re causing, I wonder what adaptations we’ll evolve?