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It is sad how right-wing populists in Europe seem to take over overwhere. This is just one example of the mayhem they cause with short-sighted, fear-driven poli
by 9dev 3y ago
It is sad how right-wing populists in Europe seem to take over overwhere. This is just one example of the mayhem they cause with short-sighted, fear-driven policy making -- I dread the upcoming votes in Germany, when the AfD (a far-right, but very successful party) is going to expand their power considerably.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoYet people generally believe that right wing parties are good for business, despite massive piles of evidence to the contrary.
- snehk 3y agoGermany's current government is anything but right wing and it's the only large economy on this planet that's literally shrinking.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoYou don't count the UK & Japan as large economies? And I didn't say that left-wing parties were good for the economy, I just said that right-wing parties weren't. If you want a business-friendly party, you have to examine their platforms. For example, Trump's 10% import tariff proposal would destroy the American economy. But that sort of proposal is more common in left wing parties.
- blackbear_ 3y agoThe current government doesn't have much to do with it, though. This is the results of decades of over-reliance on cheap gas from Russia for energy, chronic lack of investment in infrastructure, and perhaps a little complacency.