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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ (www.theguardian.com)

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After New York City’s race for mayor catapulted Zohran Mamdani from state assembly member into one of the world’s most prominent progressive voices, intense debate swirled over the ideas at the heart of his campaign.

His critics and opponents painted pledges such as free bus service, universal child care and rent freezes as unworkable, unrealistic and exorbitantly expensive.

But some have hit back, highlighting the quirk of geography that underpins some of this view. “He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible,” said Dutch environmentalist and former government advisor Alexander Verbeek in the wake of Tuesday’s election.

Verbeek backed this with a comment he had overheard in an Oslo café, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 66 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

67% living paycheck to paycheck, will be broke and dead missing work.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Theres no social safety net to fall on during protests/strike but they would have to do mass strikes/protests to get those safety nets. Hell the poor excuse of social safety nets Americans do have disappear if the government just decides to shut down.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 53 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Keeping healthcare coupled to employment will forever be the chains on the US working class. Food, child care, many social services can be absorbed through community solidarity but healthcare costs are unbreakable.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago

It’s almost as if that is the plan

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

Unions here pay you for going on strike. It's part of why you pay to be in a union, so they can leverage it this way.

You can translate this page for more information. It's a very nice summary of how strikes in my country are legally arranged (totally believe any American reading this 's eyes will pop out and jaw drop to break the floor)

https://www.liantis.be/nl/nieuws/staking-vraag-en-antwoord

[–] virku@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

That's what unions are for.

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

"They took some much from us that they took out our fear"

[–] guy@piefed.social 0 points 3 months ago

This was the situation in the late 19th century for the workers in Sweden. They somehow managed?