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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Just be take a short trip to any country outside the US and you'll realize that it is indeed the case: No left in the US.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

There is a left it's just not the established Democrat party.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Ah yes, like Europe?

Spain, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Hungary? Which ~~socialist~~ right wing "paradise" should I visit?

Or maybe Germany, where the AfD is gathering steam?

Maybe actually learn about the world before spouting sayings you learned on Twitter 3 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Europe sure has a big resurgence in right wing politics, however a socialist left is still represented (albeit on the decline).

I’m not stating that there is a socialist paradise somewhere, just that in the US you can hardly consider the left "left" (Overton window, yadi yada)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago