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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (8228)	3/13/2001 11:54:35 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Answering both at once, the Social Democrats have ruled Sweden for the vast majority of the post-war period. Most non-Scandanavian countries have had more mixed regimes (they may well have SD in the party title... this doesn't necessarily reflect policies). I agree that Sweden, like most W.E. countries, has had broadly centrist governments - I was speaking specifically about the 'social-welfare state* leftist'* part from Zoltan, in which the 'leftist' means 'not as RW as me'. Sweden has been far stronger on that front than anywhere on mainland Europe (except possibly Denmark? which is Scandanavian anyhow). Scandanavia has a rather more 'secular' government style than much of continental Europe, however; there is a fairly (historically) strong linkage of church/political activity in the various Xtian Democrat parties across Europe, the Germans being the most notable. It's possible this has given Scandanavia a more 'socialist' feel, inasmuch as the church has historically favoured the causes of the right; protection of privilege, obedience to authority appointed by God, minimising changes to the status quo (big-C Conservatism)and hence implicitly favouring those already rich and powerful are all common themes of the Catholic Church in particular.