leoingenium
Worshipped Member
My point isn't disagreeing with you, but just to provide some context against the simplistic worldview that everything is alright (in the progressive mind) everywhere else. And you're right, part of the reason the left is on the retreat worldwide is that the most important fights have already been won (universal healthcare, gay marriage etc.), so few of the center-right parties are the threat to basic human dignity the way the GOP is. Regardless, we can agree that seemingly the pendulum seems to have swung against the extreme right (in Israel, France, and of course the US) is great news.Obviously it's more complicated but my point was that for example, social security nets in those places would make some Americans lose their mind. "Simplified" example is many Americans complaining about how universal health care is "impossible" and other shit like that when tons of developed countries have it.
On an unrelated note, the right wing parties in Canada seem to be doing poorly due to the new leadership lol so that's good news for everyone here I guess
Anyways, this isn't really the forum for politics so forgive me for not going to respond further, with apologies to the other thread watchers.