grasping the after wind
That's grasping after the wind
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I was speaking of the attitudes of many Americans. Those programs are a legacy of the New Deal and Great Society, when Americans had somewhat different attitudes towards the government's role in society.
Excuse me if I don't consider you to be the authoritative source for American attitudes of the 20th and 21st century.
US has a society safety net, however it is quite thin and patchy and it is heavily politicized, with one party dedicated to seemingly dismantling it, and there's not alot of consensus as to whether its really a good thing or not.
In Europe, social democracy and socialism are not considered radical ideas, they have been part of the notion of responsible government for generations.
Is it really true that Europeans do not see socialism( real socialism in which the government owns the means of production and all are assured equal outcomes despite unequal contributions as opposed to capitalist based, democratically elected, socially active government. ) a radical idea. If so, explain to me why are there no longer any actual socialist countries in Europe and why is the EU not socialist in any real way. The right often claims things are socialist when they are not in order to get people to oppose them and the left often claims things are socialist when they are not in order to get people to think socialism is something it is not.
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