There's this odd thing social democrats do, where they act like imperialism is what prevents us from having free healthcare or college or parental leave. It's the exact opposite, European social democracies were able to achieve those things because of imperialism. The empire creates jobs, creates export markets, provides cheap imports, provides plentiful resources for exploitation, displaces imperialized workers who are forced to work for low wages in the metropoles to provide remittances, prevents overseas competition, and ensures currency dominance. Social democracy is objectively the moderate wing of fascism.

The US is a special case because its colonialism has always been turned inward. Colonized subjects within the US don't get to benefit from imperialism, so no free healthcare or college. Instead, work sets you free and service guarantees citizenship. You only get to have healthcare or college or parental leave if you "deserve" it. The US doesn't have a moderate wing of its fascism.