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Leftist? The EU? Now I have heard it all!

• Mirioron 8y ago
  Are they not? Isn't a significant portion of the EU on a ~50% tax burden?
  • ionised 8y ago
    Nope.
  • Fnoord 8y ago
    Depends on your PoV. From my [summed up] European's PoV Obama was very right wing and Trump is veryyy right wing. From an American's PoV that PoV lacks nuance. So I generally refrain from using those simplistic terms when potentially talking to Americans; gets discussion nowhere. Here's the data on political groups (coalitions) in the EP. [1] Claiming these are "left wing" is.. well.. clearly US centric PoV, but also overly simplistic and bifurcating. Calling Europe left-wing, knowing that Europeans are going to read it and reply is also fuel for a flamewar. Hence why I linked some data to put things in perspective. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament#Current_composition_of_the_8th_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_Europe...
    • Mirioron 8y ago
      As a European as well I disagree with Obama being right wing. I can't even fathom what constitutes left wing in that case that isn't socialism.
• zerostar07 8y ago
  Well the mastermind of GDPR is a Green Leftist so...