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To: Paul46360
--- "The RIGHT in Europe is really LEFTISTS"

Wholly accurate. The misuse of the word itself is among their tricks.

Years back, I had read a fascinating op-ed in Germany, to the effect that there were actually no true conservative parties -- in the sense of small, less invasive government -- in Europe. As the decades have passed, I come to agree more and more with this view.

One form of big state opposes another form of big state based simply on what a party wants and another party opposes in favor of other big state goals.

As was also observed years ago in an anthropology class, no village ever had two competing witch doctors. And in storytelling, the village fool always hated competition for being the most foolish....

--- "The RIGHT in Europe is really LEFTISTS"

21 posted on 12/12/2023 9:25:06 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Many of the “right-wing” parties in Europe that speak out against immigration are very strongly in favor of welfare and other government social safety net programs. They just realize that mass immigration imperils those spending programs and are anti-immigration for that reason.


25 posted on 12/12/2023 9:34:10 AM PST by Tipllub
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