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European Politicians Avoid Ideological Confrontations

Stryker McGuire laments that the days of real ideological battles between Europe's major parties are over. Thus, be it in Britain, Denmark, Spain, Portugal or Germany, parties from left and right agree on almost everything, bar some minor petty issues. Yet, while the political center appears to be a good place for any party to find itself in, there appears to be a danger of a virtual one-party system in modern-day democracies. To avoid paralysis, the notion of 'center' has to be redefined, similar to the efforts made by Blair's New Labour in the 1990s. By refashioning a progressive political narrative, we might, once again, have a real ideology driven political debate. Newsweek December 3rd, 2007

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