• SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m not progressive, I’m canadian.

    Isn’t one of Bernie’s main policy goals universal healthcare?

    Isn’t that something most developed countries already have?

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      1 year ago

      That’s using that Euro binary.

      The Euro binary only makes sense when liberal democracy is the default. That is not true in Africa or Asia which is factually most of the world.

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      1 year ago

      “Developed” countries is a racist phrase that splits the world into an arbitrary dichotomy and implies that

      A) there is an end-point to civilizations and

      B) the “other” (developing) countries are objectively worth less than the developed countries.

      one of bernies main policies goals universal Healthcare

      Certainly his most popular one but far from the only one.

      See also:

      cannabis and other drug legalization

      free 4 year tuition

      afforsable housing reform (this should be a big one for you in Canada)

      UBI

      100% Renewable energy

      free childcare

      abolish ICE and reform America’s immigration policies to welcome immigrants

      Read more here

      Most of these policies would place Bernie Sanders as a far left Democrat across the Western world

      • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        “Developed” countries is a racist phrase that splits the world into an arbitrary dichotomy and implies that

        It has nothing to do with race. There are hundreds of other countries in the world, comprised of varied races, and thousands of ethnicities within those countries. If it’s anything it would be nationalistic, ethnocentric, or economic elitism.

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I support ‘afforsable’ housing reform, I actually dedicate a lot of my time to that.

        Between that and helping send supplies to Ukraine it take most of my available time and disposable income.

        Would you classify me as far-right?

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          I support ‘afforsable’ housing reform

          Haha, throwing rocks at typing mistakes is fun.

          Between that and helping send supplies to Ukraine it take most of my available time

          ‘take’ vs ‘takes’ ooof, you’re in a glass house and throwing rocks. You know what they say about that.

          Most of the world, is not progressive. You did back pedal to only ‘developed’ worlds as if theyre the only ones that matter, but it doesn’t correct your initial claim. And then to simply fall to ad hominem against the other commenter is just silly.

          You should have just stopped responding after your mistake was pointed out. Or took the high road and admitted the mistake.

          • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            If you really want to get into it, I spelt take right but I used the wrong word.

            I still believe Bernie is centre left in the majority of the world.

        • mommykink@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 year ago

          Why would I classify you as far right? I’m saying that Bernie Sanders is definitely extreme far left globally and certainly not just “center left” when compared to plenty of other western leaders