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All his policies being in practice everywhere in Europe is a stretch, sure.

The point is that most of his policies are part of the normal churn of debate in a great many countries and are not seen as extreme, even if not implemented.

eg: "Free" public transport is a thing in Queensland, Australia.

( Okay, it's actually 50 cent flat rate fares: https://translink.com.au/tickets-and-fares/50-cent-fares .. so lets call that 'nominal' )



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