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In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning? (www.nytimes.com)

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Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?

That the era of low immigration was also the era of progressive triumph is no coincidence. [...] The United States felt more like a cohesive nation to many voters, with higher levels of social trust and national pride, and politicians were able to enact higher taxes on the rich and new benefits like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

No, progressives win by not allowing the breakdown of social cohesion to the point that everyday people are wondering what happened to their culture. Places with leftist politicians who acknowledge that their culture has value (like Denmark and Québec) are doing just fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Hahahahahaha hot damn are you in for it son! Nah who am i kiddin, you'll be be standing with them when they start knockin on doors won't ya?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

I'm a union executive and activist for multiple causes like Right to Repair and accessibility-first design of public services. I'm not worried about people questioning my creds.

My culture values speech, equal rights, good public services, and secularism. This is the bare minimum I expect of any newcomer: I do not want people who do not value those things in my culture.