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The thing about Europe: it's the actual land of the free now

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160 points cruzcampo | 3 comments | 11 Apr 25 08:04 UTC | HN request time: 1.756s | source
1. throwme_123 ◴[11 Apr 25 08:46 UTC] No.43651716[source]▶
It's hard to believe anything from the Economist these days.

They are basically sold to some circles of influence, such as Qatar and are merely propaganda.

Example, the world cup:

" The Economist

https://www.economist.com › leaders › 2022 › 11 › 17 › in-defence-of-qatars-hosting-of-the-world-cup

In defence of Qatar's hosting of the World Cup - The Economist The claim that Qatar is a den of homophobia is also misleading. "

The Economist

https://www.economist.com › middle-east-and-africa › 2022 › 11 › 02 › qatar-races-to-ready-itself-for-an-unusual-world-cup

Qatar races to ready itself for an unusual World Cup - The Economist

The Economist

https://www.economist.com › international › 2022 › 11 › 17 › the-qatar-world-cup-shows-how-football-is-changing

The Qatar World Cup shows how football is changing - The Economist Much of a broader $300bn economic development plan called Qatar 2030

etc.

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2. _tik_ ◴[11 Apr 25 08:51 UTC] No.43651766[source]▶
They are still better than most US news outlet.
3. rcarmo ◴[11 Apr 25 08:52 UTC] No.43651771[source]▶
As someone who actually reads the Economist weekly, I would like to disagree. Also, _of course_ there was a series of articles on Qatar in 2022. Not all of them were positive, mind you.