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>The American political spectrum is way bigger than the political spectrum in most European countries. There's a lot more potential for deep disagreement in the
by einhverfr 7y ago
>The American political spectrum is way bigger than the political spectrum in most European countries. There's a lot more potential for deep disagreement in the US when people talk politics.
Ummmm....
The entire American political spectrum fits in the center-right of most European countries' political spectrums.
When was the last time you saw a political discussion between a Socialist, a Social Democrat, and an old-school Christian Democrat?
Here's how I describe American politics to Europeans:
In the US we have two political parties. We have the Democrats which you know as the Liberal party.
And then we have the Republicans which you know as the Liberal party.
Yes, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama would be in the same party in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, etc.
- lagadu 7y ago> Yes, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama would be in the same party in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, etc. You're getting downvoted but I'd like to register that I agree with you: they'd both be social-democrats, sitting on the center-right in my opinion :)
- astura 7y ago>Yes, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama would be in the same party in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, etc. Not surprising at all, Romney and Obama were so similar I didn't bother voting in the 2012 election. https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2012 https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2012
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoThen there's Trump, who would be in one of the newer right-wing populist parties, and the religious fundamentalists who wouldn't fit into any party in most European countries.
- einhverfr 7y agoIn policy matters, Trump would still be in Liberal. He isn't threatening to ban importing tropical fruit for example, and he is far more hostile to the idea of a safety net than is the Danish People's Party.
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoThere's no way he'd be in a classical liberal party. He has, at times, said he supports universal government-provided healthcare, and he favors heavy protectionism, both of which put him at odds with liberal economics. His erratic, right-wing populist message would also not fit with a liberal party.