I hear a lot that people say the US Democratic Party would be right wing in Europe. But I see a lot of Europeans online say that their (left) parties are corrupt and right wing. What am I missing?
I hear a lot that people say the US Democratic Party would be right wing in Europe. But I see a lot of Europeans online say that their (left) parties are corrupt and right wing. What am I missing?
Well it is relative to the country situation
Take Francois Hollande. In American politics he would indeed have been at the left.
But in French politics, on was considered at the rich of the current situation. And at the very right of what you would expect from a left wing man.
Remember that you’re Singapore’s leftist is your Cuban’s libertarian.