(January 8, 2021 at 6:26 pm)Spongebob Wrote:(January 8, 2021 at 4:22 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Of course, a lot of that speculation is likely based on times in other nations (Revolutionary France, Soviet Russia, Communist China, post colonial Algeria) where far leftists did achieve power. However, the more I look at it, the more I realize that America’s political system skews so far to the right (as opposed to, for instance, Western Europe) that what many see as far-left isn’t really all that far to the left. If Bernie and AOC were based out of, say, the UK, they’d probably not be too out of place in the Labour Party (especially since the neoliberal New Labour is dead and buried.) I think we’d have to wait until the more jackasstic Tumblr “SJW”-types or even Tankies to become mainstream before those fears become justifiable beyond “um, guys, I think you might be going a bit overboard.”
This is the kind of stupid thing that I have tried and failed to explain to cons. You look at the way the UK, Germany, France...etc, most of Western Europe is run, far to the left of the US but not even close to true Socialism or Communism. I have at least heard some cons say "we don't want to be like Europe", at least that's closer to honest. But then you look at Norway; hell I'd move there in a heartbeat if it was possible.
What did you do that pissed off the Norwegians enough that they won't let you in?
Rude things to a reindeer?
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