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I want to know where Mandami fits compared to my own nation's political left-right spectrum, going through his stances and theirs, how do I go about it? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Now I know a country is not the same as a city, but my country, the Netherlands, is small and densily populated, so maybe they're somewhat comparable?

I hear Mandami is considered from extreme-left to what he professes himself as democratic socialist, which to me would mean left-wing. I however keep pushing every US politician one or two positions to the right, but that's just vibes. So I would like to compare his stances to at least five political parties from my country, but where do I start?

Should I post an ask Lemmy on each topic how they compare to Mandami starting with housing? Because I would imagine the stances of each party on just one topic would already make quite a long post.

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I'll try and make several posts on this subject.

Part 1 - My vibes list of American youtubers & politicians

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You could just look up articles on his policies - given his high profile status, they're all over right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Hmmmm.... those are articles about him.

Does Zoltan have a written election program?
Perhaps by the tone of language I might be able to better tell on what wavelength Mandami is,
compared to the Dutch political parties.

Although I will have to adjust the translation a bit,
to retain the type of language used,
so for example I adjust the translation
in order to keep the language strong,
where strong language is used.

I'll post an example..

Extreme/Far-right stance on housing (first paragraph)

Our housing crisis keeps getting worse and worse.  
While the Constitution tells us that the government must provide a sufficient amount of housing,  
the reality is that an increasing number of Americans can't afford a roof over one's head.  
This US government completely failed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Thanks for the links. I hadn't gotten around to really learning anything about this guy yet.

Most things sounded like basic things a government should do for people. The real "controversy" seems to be that he wants rich people and businesses to chip in more and not get quite as many special privileges at the sale of other people

The city owned grocery stores sound interesting. The one article said other cities have recently started testing the same idea. In Pennsylvania we have state owned liquor stores that have gotten better now that rules have been loosened to create some competition. They've traditionally been looked at as a monopoly, limiting selection and keeping prices high.

With it being just city owned stores, they'd seem to still have all the same competition that exists now, but the city could get volume pricing and not have to include massive real estate expenses into the operating costs. If it continues to be run for the benefit of the people and doesn't line anyone's pockets, it sounds like it could be a great benefit.

With the low cost housing, one thing I thought while reading is how do you keep those units from being scooped up by investors?

He's really got a lot of lofty goals, and it seems like a very intense and complicated job if he gets to be mayor. I wish him luck!