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It’s more of an American concept which has unfortunately spread. Which is sort of silly considering that virtually every European country has several political
by devjab 2y ago
It’s more of an American concept which has unfortunately spread. Which is sort of silly considering that virtually every European country has several political parties, some is which sometimes form government coalitions across “the middle”.
In Denmark we currently have a government formed of what has been the two major political parties in Denmark for the past few decades + a third. During the election one would be leading the “blue side”, the other leading the “red side”. So it was sort of hilarious when they joined to form a government and the media graphics didn’t work. Of course after a couple or days they just kept the “red” vs “blue” thing and started talking about when it would fall apart and how they were still “enemies” despite being in a joint government.
That being said, it is sort of true to say that most European countries are much more “left” leaning than the US. In Denmark the US Democratic Party would be to the far right of 94% of the votes for political parties cast here.
- Certhas 2y agoLeft and right as concepts actually originated in the french revolution. When seating the parties in an assembly you have to go with some order from left to right. Of course what the political tribes are, and what their actual positions are changes. Republicans went from the party of Lincoln to the party of Trump.
- crote 2y ago> So it was sort of hilarious when they joined to form a government and the media graphics didn’t work. In The Netherlands the media solved this by calling it a "purple government". They ruled from 1994 to 2002.