Exactly my (German/EU) perspective
𝙴𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚂𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚊 🇦🇺🦘🪃 ✨ @elle_desylva
21 Jul 2019
As an Australian I find it odd that Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib are seen as the “far left” when they’re just fighting for things that, well, pretty much every other developed country has had for years. Just my two cents.
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Yes, but as a German, it also bothers me massively that OC and Bernie and all the other "Democratic Socialists of America" a(s they srsly call themselves) demand "Socialism", when what they want is a strong welfare state like most of Europe has it. Socialism is nothing desirable.
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Replying to @dzuelke
Well … theoretically it might be, practically it’s not. But I agree with your point.

Jul 24, 2019 · 1:54 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
They're just hurting themselves by calling for Socialism when they mean social democracy. People won't vote for that, and shouldn't. Imagine how easy it would be for a campaign called "Jane Doe for President - for a more social democracy". Nobody can genuinely be against that.
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Yeah, no, as much as I’d like to believe that, I seriously doubt it. We’re in a time where rational arguments lose against populism and racism led by immoral fools
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And it'd trivially capture the formerly Blue voters that voted for Trump last time, the ones that don't see themselves as poor but are. Tell them "we won't raise taxes, we're just closing loopholes, and all the money will go to you regular folks", plus universal healthcare. Boom.