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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Being left of center is not being a "leftist."

Leftists are commies. That's why this guy is arguing that liberalism is right-wing. Anything that isn't communism is right-wing to him.

The real reason there are no leftists in US politics is that outside of a few small internet circles, there are vanishingly few leftists in America.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wait I didnt say right wing 😡

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe I need to read more on where the term leftisn comes from. I was under the impression it referred to any left wing voter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Leftism" is a philosophy, namely that collectivist solutions are the correct answer to all societal problems. It is the purview of a "leftist" or someone who adheres to communist (or otherwise generally some type of Marxist or post-Marxist) thought.

I definitely understand the confusion if you didn't know that.