• @NihilisticOptimist
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    33 months ago

    I doubt Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren would be considered far right.

      • @Syrc
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        23 months ago

        No…? 4-day work week with no reduction in pay is very much a left/far left concept even in Europe.

        • @[email protected]
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          3 months ago

          yeah and I could point to his right wing non-economic views

          That’s why he ends up a centrist which is far from the guy’s claim of being alt-right

          • @Syrc
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            23 months ago

            yeah and I could point to his right wing non-economic views

            For example? Legit question, I’ve heard him being pretty supportive of stuff like LGBT rights, Climate activism, Gun laws and legalization of Marijuana, but I’m European so I might not have the full picture.

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              33 months ago

              Pro guns - while he supports some restrictions, he is still pro gun

              pro war - supported bombing Yugoslavia and invading Afghanistan

              pro gender - supports gender identity/roles rather than abolishment

              pro oil - recently voted against replacing oil with nuclear for power generation

              Anti-illegal immigrant - not really a problem itself but in 2006 he voted in favour of indefinite incarceration. Also tried to make it illegal for the US to notify Mexico about private militias that patrol the border to kill anyone sneaking across

              Drug policy - he only supports legalizing cannabis and blames pharmaceutical companies for the opioid crisis but I couldn’t find anything about giving mental healthcare to addicts or treating them like humans not criminals

              • @Syrc
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                13 months ago

                Well, most of these positions are shared across the political spectrum even in Europe. (Also apparently he regrets his decision about Afghanistan). I’d still say that would place him left/center left in most of the continent, imo.

                Thanks for the list though, I rarely see people bring out legit points against Bernie, it’s good to have a nuanced discussion.

                • @TCB13
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                  03 months ago

                  No they aren’t lol.

                  • @Syrc
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                    13 months ago

                    Care to argument or are you just going to say “no u” and dip? In which european country are most of these up for serious political debate?

                    Hell, if anything in Italy there’s discussion about nuclear but it’s the left that wants it banned while the right is pushing it.