[olivermuty]

As a fairly left leaning European, the thought of labeling more or less ANYTHING in american politics as «left» makes me chuckle.

The most die hard (mainstream) rightwinger in my country would be labeled a die hard socialist by more or less anyone in america.

[ibejoeb]

In your European city, can you walk into a shop and steal €900 of goods with full confidence that 1) you won't be arrested and 2) even if you were, the state would decline to prosecute? You don't have to call it left if you don't want to, but it's certainly not the standard.

[jmyeet]

Exactly. But most Americans don't realize just how normalized right-wing politics are in the US, which is why silliness such as this [1] gets traction.

Europeans, even right-leaning Europeans, will generally support universal access to affordable healthcare. That's just one example.

[1]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-tweeted-my-cartoon-wo...