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The political party is calling itself socialist, but it's fiscally conservative, supports the free market and Keynesian economics. It's considered center in Gre

• drexlspivey 4y ago
  The party is considered center-left in Greece but inside the US political spectrum it would be far-left (similar positions to Bernie Sanders)
• greggarious 4y ago
  So they’re socialist like North Korea is democratic? Got it.
  • epilys 4y ago
    The name is meaningless but the similarity ends there. Basically, left politics were heavily suppressed after WWII. The then-famous Greek Resistance was left-wing self-organized militia. After WWII ended though, the British armed right wing organizations including former Nazi collaborators in order to wipe out opposition to British interests[0]. Eventually a civil war happened in 1946[1]. Being left-wing was criminalized in 1950, as part of the Cold War and western influence. Eventually the CIA backed a military coup[2] that lasted until 1976. This is just a summary, but you can see why "socialism" has a different meaning in Greece. It simply meant progressive values but not left wing. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekemvriana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekemvriana [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Civil_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Civil_War [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime_of_the_Colonels#American_influence_in_Greece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime_of_the_Colonels#America...
    • greggarious 4y ago
      >Basically, left politics were heavily suppressed after WWII. I know.