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I'm a European and this is fake news
by baobabKoodaa 1y ago
I'm a European and this is fake news
- thedrbrian 1y agoCan confirm have paid for the bus.
- thrance 1y agoI'm European and I can confirm that Mamdani is very mild with his leftism.
- jleyank 1y agoPeople should remember that “left wing” isn’t things like negotiating drug prices, it’s nationalizing the drug companies.
- omnimus 1y agoYou are getting downvoted because that statement is false dichotomy. Left wing drug policies are about affordability and access. Nationalization is one extreme rare end of that but far more common are negotiations and regulations of prices.
- port11 1y agoHe's also being downvoted because economic left-wing policies are different from the socio-cultural left. And then again because I don't know of any recent leftist government advocating nationalisation of drug companies?
- riffraff 1y agoAlso European, and I partly agree. But I think they are "normal" left wing policies in Europe in the sense that parties in various countries/cities/regions have campaigned on them or implemented them. But my understanding of some US media is these are depicted as borderline communism.
- baobabKoodaa 1y agoRent freezes are a normal thing for left wing politicians to campaign for, but very rare to actually implement.
- croes 11mo agoFunny how rent freezes are a problem but minimum wage freezes aren’t.
- tomp 1y agoAbsolutely. Also shows you they had to search far and wide to find examples. Free transport? Tallin, Estonia (presumably the only capital city), population: 450k Government-run grocery stores? Turkey (barely even Europe), only accessible to the poor Free childcare? Portugal, introduced in 2022, and hardly universal: while the program is open to all, places are limited and can be tough to access Rent freeze? Established in Berlin in 2020, ruled unconstitutional in 2021. In other words, garbage article and extremely clickbaity (and lying) title.
- estebank 1y agoLuxembourg has had free public transport since 2020.
- BrandoElFollito 1y agoChildcare is free in France since forever. Rent freeze is in place in many cities in France (although this is not exactly a "freeze" but rather a "regulation") Free transport is in the talks (but don't hold your breath)
- omnimus 1y agoChildcare is free or heavily subsidized after paternal leave ends in many european countries.
- clydethefrog 1y agoBelgrade has free transport since 2025. Others have already quoted the milk bars all across Poland. The Netherlands has childcare benefit for the poor that covers 96 % of the costs. Many European countries have some forms of rent freeze or rent cap. Biggest recent example is Paris since 2019. I think more examples will follow when my fellow Europeans are on their state mandated lunch break.
- croes 11mo agoAre you all European? If two Europeans recognize it as normal the headline is correct.