3 ms·
> recruits people that are hyper liberal individuals Only from the very narrow perspective of current US politics - just normal in the mainstream West.
by crispinb 8y ago
> recruits people that are hyper liberal individuals
Only from the very narrow perspective of current US politics - just normal in the mainstream West.
- qaq 8y ago??? Define mainstream West
- crispinb 8y agoWestern Europe, NZ, Australia, Canada. The US has always been an outlier amongst the rich nations: more religious, more violent, etc. None of the attitudes referred to by the parent would be 'hyper-' anything in most of these nations.
- _Tev 8y agoSocial liberalism California edition is quite extreme even for (Western) Europe.
- TazeTSchnitzel 8y agoAs a Western European, it really isn't.
- _Tev 8y agoSo how did the Brexit happen? Le Pen? There is clear shift away from extreme social liberalism, and denying that just convinces people that shift is necessary. Even when it might have disastrous consequences for the economy ...
- TazeTSchnitzel 8y agoIf you're defining extreme by the shifting Overton window of European politics then suddenly fascism is not going to be extreme and mild post-war social democracy looks like Stalinist communism. California isn't that progressive.
- partiallypro 8y agoDon't confuse social programs with liberalism.