| Ok, so let's look what Merkel did what would never be possible in the US according to that post (and by the authors opinion proves that the US is so much more on the right than Germany): > In the 2008 financial crisis (and now again) the government paid part of workers’ wages to save jobs (Kurzarbeit) Trump went even further and sent checks directly to every taxpayer. > She stopped mandatory military service US got rid of the draft in 1973 under Nixon > Germany is getting out of nuclear power by 2022
> Germany is getting out of coal power by 2038 Neither is the business of the federal government in the US but instead of the states themselves, on top of that this is done in Germany by importing exactly that power from other European neighbours, an option the US does not have. > She ran a balanced budget That is considered as on the right in the US > Legalized gay marriage The US had that first nationwide, and individual states had it much earlier. On top of that, Merkel voted against that law in the German parliament (Bundestag) > Accepted a large number of refugees from war-torn Syria Since Syria is closer to Europe than to the US this is not surprising, the US accepts asylum from middle and south America instead. > Cut taxes (Solidaritätszuschlag) for the working class and middle class, while keeping them in place for the upper class Sounds like the tax reform of 2017 > If you did one of these things in the US, you would be considered a progressive leftist. Doing all of them would make you a radical. In Germany she is still considered center-right. -> While this is a nice visualization, the author had no idea about US politics and how it contrasts to German politics |
>That is considered as on the right in the US
Every "right wing" US government in the last generation implemented substantial unfunded tax cuts that raised deficits and national debt... Politicians often say one thing when in opposition and do the oppositie when in power.
Beyond that, you point out that "they US does it too" - accepting refugees, accepting gay marriage, making taxation more progressive. All of these things were (and are being) done while being fought tooth and nail by the right wing in the US. You missed the point.