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Just because they occasionally legislate USB-C chargers doesn't make them bastions of socialism, lol.

Is it possible that they pass USB-C charging and data privacy laws in Europe because the companies affected are primarily American companies not European companies?

Likewise, I imagine they pass anti-fossil fuel laws because there aren't really any major fossil fuel producing countries in Europe besides Russia which is both a pariah and the continent's gas station.

Not countries producing but there's huge oil companies based in Europe (BP, Shell, Total)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_oil_and_gas_...

I know they're not socialist, but they're also not clearly dominated by giant corporations the way the US is. Who is the ruling class then?

Means & motive are still largely governed by whether you own things for a living or work for a living. The pay to exist vs get paid to exist dynamic is alive and well over there and the debates are all quite familiar. After all they invented the rules and we just copy-pasted them with a few small modifications. The ownership class just isn't as dominant as it is in the US at the moment, for better and for worse.

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