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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
No disrespect, but I'm finding your ideological bias hard to swallow frankly. Because Europe isn't as capitalist as the United States doesn't make it "experimenting with socialism". Nor does a couple of right leaning governments being elected in Europe mean that they're "finding it better to have personal responsibility and do away with the nanny state".
I mean does the hypothetical election of Barack Obama as US president signify the "US dissatisfaction with it's social injustices" or that "they're finding it better to instill a sense of social responsibility and do away with the more libertarian values that it has long held dear"?
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Well, European countries are rather socialist in several ways. But you'll notice I used the words "could indicate" and "possibly." An exploration of trends. Barak is the most liberal of all senators and is a gaff a minute. His popularity is without a doubt the trend toward liberiziation and socialization of America.