They’re not particularly left wing, they just actually care about what happens to their citizens.
It’s kind of sad that we’ve reached the point where everyone having a place to sleep at night and a modicum of dignity is considered to be a radically leftist idea
I’d suggest doing a little reading on what the political spectrum means, because they aren’t.
When you think a Siberian winter is normal spring weather, even ice cream seems warm.
This is the real answer, and for context: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_labour_movement
Reality has a left wing bias.
Its a joke, but not really. If you base your government on the facts of reality, it tends to be perceived as “left wing.”
Their capitalism has yet to enter late stage. It’s only a matter of time.
They aren’t:
- What about social democracy / democratic socialism / the Nordic model? Isn’t Sweden socialist?
- On the unraveling of the Nordic welfare states: increasing inequality and forced austerity.
- Scandinavia’s covert role in western imperialism
- Why can’t you acheive socialism through voting in our current democracies?