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Otherwise, you're suggesting Sweden is somehow the yardstick of the global left I didn't suggest this. You did: "labeling Bernie Sanders far left as opposed to
by harryh 6y ago
Otherwise, you're suggesting Sweden is somehow the yardstick of the global left
I didn't suggest this. You did: "labeling Bernie Sanders far left as opposed to, say, Sweden".
You also mentioned Finland. TBH I just picked the first one on your list. I could have made very similar comparisons between Sanders and Finland. I stuck to only one for brevity.
Sanders's platform remained extremely light on details of this policy.
"Oppose all efforts to undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade, and appoint federal judges who will uphold women’s most fundamental rights." (under Women's Rights on https://berniesanders.com/issues/ https://berniesanders.com/issues/)
Also the sentiment on his twitter feed is clear:
https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3ABernieSanders%20abortion&src=typed_query&f=live https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3ABernieSanders%20abortion...
Finally, Planned Parenthood gives Sanders a 100% rating: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/congressional-scorecard#/VT/436/ https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/congressional-scorec...
It's not clear to me if this is "left" or "right".
It is generally accepted that the greater government intervention in the health care system the more "left" you are. The more health care is left up to individuals and private enterprise the more "right" you are.
- KirinDave 6y ago> I didn't suggest this. You did: "labeling Bernie Sanders far left as opposed to, say, Sweden" Sorry, that was unclear. Swedish leftism in politics. Not currently enacted Swedish law. > It is generally accepted that the greater government intervention in the health care system the more "left" you are. The more health care is left up to individuals and private enterprise the more "right" you are. This is just flatly wrong. Chomsky, for example, believes in non-government health care solutions and cites numerous ways individual communities have pursued this. We might imagine short-term pursuing these interventions because they reduce harm, but there are massive segments of the left that are deeply uncomfortable with a state run health care system.
- harryh 6y agoWhen your politics are to the left of currently enacted Swedish law (and the law of virtually every other country on earth) you're not really a "slightly left-of-centre person in a global context."