Coincidence? I think not.

[Celerity]

71. Oh, yes, most members of the Norse Conservative Party would be to the left of Manchin

Henry Cuellar and other Dems.

For sure Cuellar would be seen as hard right in the Nordics, and most Rethugs would be seen as outright Nazi fascists and ultra state wreckers, and many would be prosecuted for hate crimes and speech.

The Norse Conservative Party is very much like our (Swedish) Moderates, who changed the party name from the Conservatives to the Moderates several decades back, and in 2006, to De Nya Moderaterna (The New Moderates) to reflect further leftward moves (the Norse Conservative Party has made many if the same ideological changes over the years)

A lot of DUers would be Moderates if they lived Sweden, and Conservatives if they lived in Norway. Of that I have little doubt, in fact, almost none.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)

The Conservative Party (Bokmål: Høyre, Nynorsk: Høgre, lit.?'Right', H; Northern Sami: Olgešbellodat) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It is the major party of the Norwegian centre-right, and was the leading party in government as part of the Solberg cabinet from 2013 to 2021. The current party leader is former Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The party is a member of the International Democrat Union and an associate member of the European People's Party.

Ideology
Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position
Centre-right
European affiliation
European People's Party (associate)
International affiliation
International Democrat Union
Nordic affiliation
Conservative Group
Colours
Blue
Slogan
"Vi tror på Norge"
(We believe in Norway)

The party is traditionally a pragmatic and moderately conservative party strongly associated with the traditional elites within the civil service and Norwegian business life. During the 20th century the party has advocated economic liberalism, tax cuts, individual rights, support of monarchism, the Church of Norway and the Armed Forces, anti-communism, pro-Europeanism and support of the Nordic model; over time the party's values have become more socially liberal in areas such as gender equality, LGBT rights and immigration and integration issues, and the party is relatively secular despite its nominal support for the Church of Norway; the party defines itself as a party pursuing a "conservative progressive policy based on Christian cultural values, constitutional government and democracy". In line with its Western alignment the party strongly supports NATO, which Norway co-founded, and has consistently been the most outspokenly pro-European Union party in Norway, supporting Norwegian membership during both the 1972 and 1994 referendums.

The Conservative Party traditionally caters to the educated elite; it has the most highly educated voters of all parties, and is the most popular party among elite groups. In the postwar era, the party formed a grand consensus with the Labour Party regarding foreign and security policy—frequently expressed by the maxim "the foreign policy is settled" (utenrikspolitikken ligger fast)—that led Norway to co-found NATO and enter into a close alliance with the United States, and the parties' economic policies have gradually become more similar.

Both parties are pragmatic, relatively technocratic, anti-populist and close to the political centre. The party supports the Nordic model, but also a certain amount of semi-privatisation through state-funded private services.