To understand the political evolution of Western democracies, it is instructive to read about the alliance between rent-seeking labor unions and the Democratic

To understand the political evolution of Western democracies, it is instructive to read about the alliance between rent-seeking labor unions and the Democratic Party in the largest Western democracy, the US: https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-trouble-with-public-sector-unions https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-trou... It is also worth noting that virtually every major news company has a fully unionized workforce who essentially can't be replaced and have a financial conflict of interest in how the public perceives left vs right policies and parties.