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>Leftist, as a term, exists only to describe opposition to the right. Not to actually describe a system of beliefs. Wikipedia disagrees with you: https://en.w

• ravitation 9y ago
  Ah! So, you're using the Wikipedia definition of left-wing. And, you're also using it in the context of American politics. So, members of the left ("leftists"), i.e. Democrats, must be support "social equality and egalitarianism." Oh wait, but both the left and the right claim to support those things in modern 21st century America... That's probably because our left and right do not conform to the Wikipedia definition... We can use the Wikipedia definition of what left and right is, but it's not helpful at all in the context of the modern American political spectrum. So, again, "leftist" is only used to describe opposition to the right, which is also how it's used colloquially in modern America... It's not a useful adjective for describing an actual system of beliefs. To be honest, you're just intellectually being lazy...