• voodooattack@lemmy.world
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    I have no idea how big an acre or a hectare is, I have no idea who the people the article is referring to are. I see 0 mentions of the effects this will have on global climate. All hallmarks of a US centric article. This is not world news and it clearly caters to American interests.

    Edit: I’d love to read an article about the global ramifications of this on the whole planet in its entirety, but I’m not too keen on reading about governor XYZ of state UVW bashing republicans and The Congress.

    That’s internal US politics that I have no interest in starting my day with.

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      That’s internal US politics that I have no interest in starting my day with.

      The exposition that you’ve latched onto is typical of news articles everywhere. As with countless others, the article conveys more than that. You don’t have to value the exposition. The headline conveniently gives you all you need in order to decide whether to skip it.

      The news here is that a significant portion of the world’s trees, upon which we all depend, are being put on the chopping block. I consider that world news, just as I do when Brazil does it.

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      I’m not too keen on reading about governor XYZ of state UVW bashing republicans and The Congress.

      You should be keen on reading about anybody who dares speak up against the current US administration from the inside, instead of belittling such actions. Ultimately it does concern you, too.

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        If something comes of it, sure. Unfortunately it’s mostly incessant noise at this point. The only ones affecting actual change right now are SF people, and I do follow the news about that part of the country.

        Edit: and I am not belittling anyone, merely saying that this is regional news and an article that doesn’t belong here.

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        Rule 1 literally states “no internal US news”. This is internal US news. Not world news.