This is the consequence of putting political alignments in a one dimensional chart, Malcolm x, Robert Williams, Assata Shakur, John Brown, Platner, Chomsky, AOC, all of them are leftists

[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So is Joespeh Biden, Tony the tiger Blair and hitlers left toe apparently

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The term you're thinking of is moderate neoliberalism.

[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 days ago

None of these are in 'The Left' unless you include people who are far right but occasionally do socially liberal things as leftists

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I mean more "far left" people like Samir Amin also engaged in Khmer Rouge apologia. It was a pretty big failure by a lot of communists. There are still Maoists to this day that do this.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are they really

[–] SnakeEyes@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Leftism is such a purposely nebulous term, as long as you have one slightly decent take you are a leftist, if you think that a broken arm shouldn't force you to declare bankruptcy then you are a leftist even if you are pro invasion, same with pro LGBT right but you are a mouth foaming racist, see Bernie Sanders