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Ah the tolerant, progressive socialist left Europeans.

This is the UK. The Conservatives have been in power for over a decade, and the previous Labour was almost Conservative in many ways. Been a long time since we had the socialist left in positions of authority.

There is no socialist government in Europe.

Portugal is run by a center-left socialist government, and has in its constitution:

"The Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people's decision to defend national independence, guarantee citizens' fundamental rights, establish the basic principles of democracy, ensure the primacy of a democratic state based on the rule of law and open up a path towards a socialist society"

And I with this statement affirm my decision to guarantee myself good income to open up a path towards being rich af one day.

Wishful thinking.

Well they have a socialist government, so not that wishful.

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party has been in power since 2018.

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