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This is an op-ed article which has the world "leftwing" as a self-description of the author right in the headline. The author self-description in the article is
by rndgermandude 6y ago
This is an op-ed article which has the world "leftwing" as a self-description of the author right in the headline. The author self-description in the article is "leftwing organizer". To speak of "the left" in this context seems fair.
I do agree tho that it's in many many other circumstances not helpful.
- pwinnski 6y agoI think there's a world of difference between claiming "the left...cheer the censoring of others" and referring to "I, along with a number of other leftwing organizers." How many people who hold left-wing views have to denounce the censoring of others to invalidate GP's comment? One? Five? In logcal terms, one ought to do it. Now how many people would it take to invalidate "I, along with a number of other leftwing organizers?" I actually don't think that can be invalidated. It's much more specific than "the left" or "the right." That's what I meant by an incredibly wide brush. The article seems thoughtful and goes into quite a bit of detail on why the author claims that "far-left activists" and "far-right activists" are not the same, with examples. One can agree or disagree with the author's conclusions, but they're making a case with evidence, not just slapping a too-wide label out there.