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Sorry, I'm not going to get into a war about which policies are considered left/not left.

• snapcaster 3y ago
  Fair, I understand these are hard to talk about without getting attacked. I'm legit curious, when I read your comment I couldn't think of a single "left" thing the government had done recently outside of covid relief payments or student loan stuff but that's not really enough to make for a historical trend
  • bluefirebrand 3y ago
    > I'm legit curious, when I read your comment I couldn't think of a single "left" thing the government had done recently Depends on which governments you're talking about but here's some things I think are becoming more commonplace and are generally considered Left or Progressive policies * Banning single use plastics * Investing in renewable energy * Running UBI trials * Carbon taxes * Investing in safe injection sites * Any number of pro-LGBTQ policies * High Immigration numbers / refugee support Of course these vary regionally wildly, and in many places in the USA are actually being reversed instead of progressing. But I think in many places outside of the USA these types of policies are become much more common
    • snapcaster 3y ago
      Good point I was implicitly fixating on USA. in the USA it feels like none of those things are happening outside of Portland and SF edit: immigration is an interesting one. Leftists want it for a variety of reasons, and usually right-leaning uber-capitalists want it to lower wages
      • bluefirebrand 3y ago
        > right-leaning uber-capitalists want it to lower wages Yes, but they will implement policies that are hostile to immigration as a result because they give too much power to employers. Leftist is more "open the doors and let them in"
• printacorn 3y ago
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