[DocTomoe]

Bernie Sanders would be a very moderate Social Democrat in most of Europe, slightly left of center. The fact that he plays a very small role in US politics and is obstracised as some kind of SuperStalin is telling on where mainstream US policy is on the spectrum.

[drstewart]

Name a SOLIDLY left wing party with significant representation in Europe so we can put your reasoning to the test - people like you love to deal in generalities so you don't have to be nailed down on your sweeping statements, so show us some examples. Then we can pick a few policy issues and compare.