Can you cite some proof that European leader watch Fox News and base their platform on doing the exact opposite of what they support please.

I would add fewer guns and more homogenous populations into the explanation mix as well.

The U.S. has a highly diverse population. The U.S. has benefitted from that diversity in numerous ways, but it indisputably makes the U.S. harder to govern than, say, Sweden.

Fewer guns definitely but some of Europe is more diverse now than you would think. Sweden has more immigrants (as a share of population) than the U.S. for instance. Germany as well. The U.S. is still probably more diverse over all though.

https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-ti...care-in-europe

Fair enough on Sweden. I haven't been there.

Im not sure how that article proves your point that European Leaders watch Fox news and do the opposite?

Europes health care system by far is better than the USA but take a country like mine with Universal Healthcare that is a complete mess

Another note is in Europe they do not allow drug companies to advertise on TV and the cost of medications pales in comparison to what they charge in the USA

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-cou...-shifts-course

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ad-2022-08-12/

The sentiment seems to be that Sweden has failed to property integrate its immigrant population, has created a generation of disaffected youth living in migrant ghettos with crime and poverty more comparable to US ghettos than the rest of Sweden. And this isn't just Fox News talking points. Even the the liberal MSM seems to have been acknowledging this.

It does not appear Sweden is the example of a diverse, functional, progressive social democracy that you would like it to be. It is just a matter of the scale being so much smaller the neoliberal elites have been able to suppress what is going on better. And of course a lot less guns, so a lot less gun death even if other dynamics are comparable.

I don't really know, as I don't have a wife or daughter, but for an adult woman during regular morning commuting hours to evening commuting hours I think I wouldn't worry about it.

I didn't pick Sweden as an example, I only answered Rococo's point regarding diversity. I agree that they've got issues with crime stemming from poor integration. On the other hand, poor integration programs are not really something particular to progressivism but rather particular governments. This outlier doesn't invalidate my point that European cities on average are much more liberal and much more functional than American cities.

Btw, I'd still choose Stockholm over an American city. Comparable crime but much better social welfare.

If you're going to insist on being ridiculously literal like this, I didn't say they watch Fox News, simply that they do the opposite of what Fox says to do.

OK what does Europe do the opposite of what Fox News says we should do?

I already posted a link for you.

Doing the opposite of what FOX news says is a generally sound approach in the real world unless you are FOX news appealing to your very derpy passive customers. In that case the best play is be exactly like FOX news and tell them what they want in the easy to digest angry format they prefer and figure out what to do with all the money they willingly hurl at you.

No you posted a thread that says Europe has universal healthcare . You were clearly trolling and your statement is a total lie . It's what you do troll and lie

LOL. Of course there was some hyperbole/trolling in there, but it's not even close to a lie. Is it really so hard to figure out that he's referencing the fact that most European countries tend towards progressive policies, and Fox, not so much? Not sure why some lampooning of Fox News is so offensive to you.

Correct but many of these policies were in place before Fox even came into existence. So what he stated is a blatant lie but only was trolling The board or new moderator has a rule against blatant trolling which is what he did . I'm just pointing it out .

There ought to be a forum rule against being deliberately obtuse like this. I shouldn’t have to spend five pages explaining the plain meaning of simple posts and having people nitpick irrelevant details. You know what I’m trying to say, address that or move on.

I suspect most of us know that you are a pathetic troll.

Could you tell that from the way he laughs?

Hard to imagine TROLLY laughing.

OK, so instead of saying "They do the opposite of what Fox News says" I guess I should have said "They enact liberal policies." Sorry, I honestly thought the meaning was pretty clear there.

It was, but you were being mean to Fox News without also being mean to Rachel Maddow or Don Lemon.

Don Lemon is a dipshit for sure, I hope we can agree on that.

I accept your apology

Tons of homeless people, public transportation and loved ones are not a combination I think most people have no problem with.