I get what you're saying. With the emergence of the New Left, the Democratic Party captured the lion's share of the white collar class. Many folks who think of

I get what you're saying. With the emergence of the New Left, the Democratic Party captured the lion's share of the white collar class. Many folks who think of themselves as liberal today are actually pretty status quo. I think the liberalism you speak to prizes being #woke, but without necessarily believing that the neoliberal system we have today is deeply broken for most Americans. This divide between modern liberals and leftists was laid bare in the Bernie insurgency during the campaign for the nomination. And the lack of resonance this has with most of "real America" was laid bare in the defeat of Hillary Clinton by Donald Trump. Although HRC handily won the popular vote, the fact that status quo liberalism wasn't strong enough to defeat right-wing nationalism by our bizarre and archaic electoral rules is still quite remarkable. Even more so given that the avatar of said nationalism is a buffoon. Now that I understand your semantics, I think I largely agree with you.