How ironic. We go left, they go right. Think they know something we (as a country) don't yet?
I think that large portions of Europe have already experienced how horrible outright communism is, and they've have more socialism than we have for some time. I think that people are finally standing up and saying that it is not working. Our unemployment is only now reaching 10 percent, some European countries have been above that for some time, even before the recession. I think the recession might be the tipping point for some people who were on the fence before. Those who have experienced communism don't want to try it again.