I'm_All_NEET:3@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 days agoWhy is/are Scandinavian/Nordic countries so left-wing?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy is/are Scandinavian/Nordic countries so left-wing?I'm_All_NEET:3@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareAzzu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-210 days agoI mean caring about everyone is basically the definition of left-wing. So in my opinion this is a non-answer, OP basically did ask “why do people in Nordic countries care more what happens to their citizens?”, which you didn’t say anything about.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoOrdoliberalism and Christian Democracy are both clearly right wing ideologies and both defend basic social programs like universal healthcare.
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days ago OP basically did ask “why do people in Nordic countries care more what happens to their citizens?” No they didn’t. You read way to much into what was actually asked.
minus-squareAzzu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days ago Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism i.e. care about all citizens equally But maybe we should let OP say what they meant
I mean caring about everyone is basically the definition of left-wing. So in my opinion this is a non-answer, OP basically did ask “why do people in Nordic countries care more what happens to their citizens?”, which you didn’t say anything about.
Ordoliberalism and Christian Democracy are both clearly right wing ideologies and both defend basic social programs like universal healthcare.
No they didn’t. You read way to much into what was actually asked.
i.e. care about all citizens equally
But maybe we should let OP say what they meant