> 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 curre

> 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.