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by bevekspldnw 28 days ago
Why would Swedish courts NOT favor their own national economic interests? How is that illegal?
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Well if the Swedish courts stomp on Google in the name of national interest, maybe the US will stomp on Sweden in the name of national interest. Now consider where Klarna gets the most of their money from.
So no country can ever take action and enforce their local laws because the USA can retaliate?

Why have local laws in that case? Better we all just adopt American laws to not have to fear the Americans getting pissy when they diverge...

I replied to a comment arguing that courts should pass judgements according to what is in the national economic interest. That would mean courts following other guidelines than the law.

Protectionism works both ways - as it should. So if Sweden disadvantages American companies in the name of protecting domestic companies like Klarna, then it's completely expected that the US will do the same thing against Swedish companies to protect their domestic companies.

I know you you're being sarcastic but a lot of people probably think that's perfectly ok and is the way everything should be...
> Now consider where Klarna gets the most of their money from.

Considering Klarna essentially boils down to a lending service for people who want to buy stuff they aren't able to afford in the moment, I don't think this is the dunk you think it is.

Companies like Klarna are a plague, no disagreement in that.
The US literally just lost the war in Iran. I don't think they're actually capable of "stomping" on anyone.
Don’t tease the paper tiger, it might be forced to fold again.
Now imagine how bad European militaries are.

All of Europe can't even push back a broken husk of Russia.

Don’t count out the Poles, they will fight tooth and nail to the last man, woman, and child. They will die standing before they kneel to a Russian.

Of course if the Russians make it to the German border AfD will welcome them with open arms and the rest of the German public will be too busy debating if raising the debt limit to dig their own graves is acceptable if it means limiting pensions, and if so, what are acceptable working hours for grave diggers, pension plans for grave diggers, and whom should negotiate on behalf of the grave diggers.

Let’s wait until USA tacos and offers to pay reperations. How many billions of dollars was it USA was going to secure for Iran in exchange for peace?