Word: welfarist
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...what is happening? First, all over the map, Conservative or Christian Democratic parties have been moving to the left. They have given us social democracy without the Social Democrats. They have gone environmentalist and welfarist; they are slowly but purposefully appropriating even the cultural issues of the left, like gay rights and feminism. Why should voters shop on the left if they can get what they want from the likes of Cameron or Merkel? When did you last hear of radical pro-market reforms from Sarkozy and Berlusconi? (See pictures of Sarkozy...
...only is the issue pervasive, it's extraordinarily divisive. Are you a trickledowner or a welfarist ? A conservative or a liberal? Do you favor housing vouchers or public housing ? If you don't know, you're probably not going. But if you identify with any of the latter, and a lot more than 51 Harvard students do, you're a potential sardine...
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