Comments by "soundscape26" (@soundscape26) on "Is the Netherlands Now Europe’s Most Right-Wing Government?" video.

  1. That's because party lines are not just defined by economic policies but also societal ones. The right/left dichotomy is too simplistic anyway.
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  2. Probably because the traditional right/left wing labels doesn't transpose that well across the globe.
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  3.  @extrapolate  Well, there are no far-left governments currently in Europe... or even close to form one.
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  4. According to the dictionary it is.
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  5. No, the Schengen zone will not be abolished.
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  6.  @dalfokane  Well, free transportation implies state owned transportation companies, you cannot offer free rides on private companies unless you subsidise them. Either way you go, there's a big influence of the state so effectively free transportation is a more left leaning policy.
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  7.  @Mike-jv9cl  True, you don't win elections in Europe by being truly economically right-wing in Europe.
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  8.  @Maximum950  As someone who heavily benefited from the Schengen treaty gotta say you are wrong. What's so stupid about it anyway?
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  9.  @jerrymillerstein  It won't, EU citizens will keep being able to move and work within the area freely.
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  10.  @jerrymillerstein  That's what the Schengen area is for. 🤷‍♀
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  11.  @dalfokane  For this right/left dichotomy I'm using the classic capitalist/socialist divide, or private/public ownership.
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  12.  @ttt5205  That's basically libertarianism in reverse. 😄
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  13.  @goughrmp  Chill, it's just a meme.
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  14. The title and the video doesn't match that greatly.
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  15. Britain doesn't have the same political landscape as the Netherlands.
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