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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Um ok, you being from Germany explains why you like MoCo, but some Americans don't.

[quote]I personally have a lot of criticism about the American government and the hyper-privatized nature of institutions, whereas MoCo’s system of governance gives me more of a Northern European vibe. I think most of the council and Elrich especially would align with center-left pro-labor coalitions which is very normal. [/quote]

My spouse is a Brit and says the liberals here are more like  the moderate conservatives in the UK.  The US is more to the right politically than most of Europe. So yea, I could see why you like MoCo govt.[/quote]

American liberals and Democrats are more permissive on immigration and some social issues but more to the right on economics. MoCo as a county can’t have an immigration policy but I would say it’s more socially progressive and welcoming towards immigrants than Germany. However there are some Western European immigration-related programs that I would support, even if a pilot program in MoCo. In Denmark for examples they have free government programs that teach immigrants the language and help integrate into Danish society. [/quote]

The Danish program sounds great. Instead, we pay to have everything translated! My French friends laughed when I told them how it works here! [/quote]

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