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Just look at how basically every left party in Europe has become a neoliberal painted in a different color. Germany has a coalition of "social democrats", a green party and liberals and they still cut welfare, try to deport black/brown people (sorely needed on the job market) and screw up climate politics.
Every concession made in favour of the left has been reached through mass movements.
Maybe - and yeah this is fucking WILD but hear me out - maybe Leftism just isn't as popular as you think it is?
Usually, leftist politics, like cutting taxes for wages and raising taxes for the rich is quite popular.
And sorry that I'm judging a party for not being leftist when its' name is literally "social democrats". /s
People are stupid. They like Leftist policies, but as soon as a Leftist says them, they hate it.
They voted for supposedly left-leaning parties (and a liberal one). 🙄