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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe difference between 'left' and 'liberal' and why voters need to know.
https://theconversation.com/the-difference-between-left-and-liberal-and-why-voters-need-to-know-120273According to press accounts, all of the Democratic contenders taking the stage this week rank on a spectrum of more or less liberal.
They dont.
While most are liberal, two or three are leftist, not liberal. Its important that voters start distinguishing between those terms because the primary presents them a stark choice between the two.
Leftism and liberalism are distinct political categories with different histories. Understanding the problem of fusing them requires a quick tour of British history from around 1845 to 1980 with just a few stops along the way to the U.S. in 2019.
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Interesting article and well worth reading.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)how about just talking policy?
alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)pwb
(11,261 posts)?
alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)is more about each of us determining our choice of candidates in the primaries.
pwb
(11,261 posts)Looks like everybody else thinks this too.
alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)the author is focusing on our choices in the primaries.
"While most are liberal, two or three are leftist, not liberal. Its important that voters start distinguishing between those terms because the primary presents them a stark choice between the two."
emulatorloo
(44,116 posts)All of our candidates believe in lifting up the 99%, some form of universal healthcare, civil rights, and protecting the most vulnerable people in our society.
The stark choice is between any one of our candidate and the egregious Trump and his Republican enablers.
This is why people are finding this article divisive. It is trying to put out false distinctions about people who ageee
emulatorloo
(44,116 posts)No offense but I am not interested in an article that attempts to nitpick and divide us right now. At DU We are all united for 2020.
But thanks for posting.
alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)nature of what liberal and left are about.
leftstreet
(36,106 posts)unless I missed something
myohmy2
(3,162 posts)...of a rare breed, I'm an old white guy who looks extremely Republican yet loves Socialism and Diversity...
...I've always made a distinction between Liberal and Leftist...I've had to...
...Liberals want to chase their stock portfolios around wall-street in their limos while Leftists would rather eliminate the place...Liberals will visit diverse communities while Leftists chose to work and live there...
...Liberals usually talk a good game in public but deliver very little...Leftists usually don't say much in public but will deliver if given half a chance...Liberals are driven by capitalist ideology while Leftists usually aren't...
...that's my opinion and I sticking to it...
Poiuyt
(18,122 posts)It gets confusing when a classic liberal is closer to a Tea Party conservative.
BTW, neoliberals are at the root of all our country's problems.
alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,976 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)spectrum of greed.
marybourg
(12,620 posts)Most of those the MSM call "conservative " are actually radical reactionaries.
ismnotwasm
(41,976 posts)I mean..ok. I guess.
One thing I understand is goalposts get moved and labels subverted. I was, at one time, considered a radical feminist. I had always thought I was a liberal feminist. Boy was I surprised.
alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)affect our political choices.
ecstatic
(32,685 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,064 posts)elocs
(22,566 posts)But within the Democratic Party not everyone would be considered "Liberal".
How we do love labels though. Democrat or Republican helps us to identify the tribe so we know if we should consider someone evil.
Then within our Tribe we have Liberal and Progressive. There is "Moderate" or even, gasp!, "Conservative" but we all know they are not really Democrats at all, just DINOs and Republican-Lite.
Yes, labels are very helpful.
ROB-ROX
(767 posts)Most republican voters are zombie drones who do not think. They are hand fed crap from republicans that feeds their tiny brains. I think education prevents a new voting generation of republicans. Most republican morons just do SATAN'S bidding because they are brainless morons.