"I'm a leftist in theory, but I buy the right wing anticommunist myths surrounding every socialist project ever to exist, and I believe that the best form of democracy so far that existed is the US model"

If they’re American I just assume they mean they vote for democrats but in a way that they think somehow makes them look cooler, like with a Bernie birdie pin or something. I think that’s about as deep as their political tendencies run.

Social Imperialists who wanna slacken the yoke on workers in the Imperial core but are in lock step with the Empire abroad. The left wing of fascism.

Ordinary people who support and vote for these people just need to be pushed left and grow out of it. The 'intellectuals' are just doing the work of the state department.

Someone close to class consciousness or a lib with slightly better morals

In latin america that usually just means a more left-wing socdem with a bit more radical ideas like Evo Morales and Rafael Correa. The only openly democratic socialist state that I know is Honduras, they have been removing all neoliberal reforms from their country and pushing into their own version Democratic Socialism.

Well-meaning liberal who doesn't actually know what socialism means, but is likely steadily being radicalized.

Either a social democrat or someone who's very new to socialist politics.

"Probably a socdem lib"

Liberal who has read nothing whatsoever regarding international relations. Second thought: ask some probing questions to see if somebody is hiding their power level. Thought after hearing their response: why did I even try to be charitable.

They probably don't know what it means and are a succdem. If it wasn't already a useless term, Americans really put the nail in its coffin.

Rosa-killer in denial.

"Aw fuck, I'm gonna have to argue with them about voting for the lesser of two evils."

"Would you like to join my reading group?"

(The reading group is 80% commies)

A lib that might be able to be pushed left.

If they are American that they’re probably a succdem that uses an excel spreadsheet to manage their polycule/tabletop gaming group.

They vote on what social activity or outing they'll be partaking in. Duh

I ask them whether they think private property should be abolished and go from there

"I can fix her"

Handsome guy

I want to answer something fair but honestly I think the person would tell me "they're too extreme" if I ask them what they think about the local communist party

Pick me girls

Yeah and i am an ethical landlord

"Soon to be a fascist." If the person is from the anglosphere.

Someone who says they support Palestine but also condemns Hamas for attacking their colonizers.

"Have they read what happened to Allende?"

I thought there were two kinds - the more European kind that's capitalism with compromises, and the kind like what Allende was doing in Chile, where more decision making is more democratic and at a lower level than the central government.