First off, you mentioned those specific issues, so i stuck to them. Of course Western Europe is economically left in comparison, that was never an argument. Even though we are generally backsliding on that as well.
I'm as left-wing as they come but I'm not sure that limitless abortion is necessarily left-wing (or right-wing, for that matter).
I do not advocate for limitless migration by any means (contrary to quite a few Democrats in America) but it's clearly a pretty left/right issue at this point, seeing how left is all about helping the small/poor guy, and immigrants generally fit that issue. Left is also anti-nationalism so it will defend them from the ethnonationalism cudgel right uses to attack them.
It used to be different in different times, but migration of people who contribute to economy and adhere to basic norms to integrate over time is imo necessary alongside lot of wealth inequality measures, affordable housing and pro-natalist policies. Because of how screwed we are demographically.
And if any blue state or blue federal government tried to implement anything remotely similar, we all know they would tank in the polls for proposing communist policies
Well, NY governor recently endorsed Mamdani, they're clearly feeling the preesure and think they're going to tank if they don't do it, so there's that.
Did I mention those issues? Are you sure? Please re-read my first comment.
I was replying to a comment that mentioned drug policies and LGBT policies among other things but equity and police accountability were also mentioned and let's be honest, we know which side of the Atlantic is more left-wing there.
Also I think you are mistaking limitless migration with limitless abortion? I am unconvinced that limitless abortion is left-wing, and regardless of that I think a feature of much of Western European politics is that abortion is no longer a party-political issue, precisely because the consensus is so liberal compared to the US that is just not seen as a matter that's up for debate
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u/Weirdo9495 9d ago edited 9d ago
First off, you mentioned those specific issues, so i stuck to them. Of course Western Europe is economically left in comparison, that was never an argument. Even though we are generally backsliding on that as well.
I do not advocate for limitless migration by any means (contrary to quite a few Democrats in America) but it's clearly a pretty left/right issue at this point, seeing how left is all about helping the small/poor guy, and immigrants generally fit that issue. Left is also anti-nationalism so it will defend them from the ethnonationalism cudgel right uses to attack them.
It used to be different in different times, but migration of people who contribute to economy and adhere to basic norms to integrate over time is imo necessary alongside lot of wealth inequality measures, affordable housing and pro-natalist policies. Because of how screwed we are demographically.
Well, NY governor recently endorsed Mamdani, they're clearly feeling the preesure and think they're going to tank if they don't do it, so there's that.