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• lajhsdfhsdf 6y ago
  A "liberal" is supportive of capitalism, despite nominally calling for some regulation. Liberalism is broadly in the tradition of Adam Smith. The US Democratic party is primarily liberal. A "leftist" believes in abolishing capitalism, either through enormous reform, an inherent collapse, or radical action. Leftism is broadly in the tradition of either Karl Marx or Pyotr Kropotkin. There is no significant leftist party in the US, although the SWP and CPUSA still nominally exist. X believed that true racial justice is unachievable under capitalism. He was distrustful of liberals because he believed their attempts at gentle reform would hold back the "true" path to racial justice, placating his Black compatriots to the realities of capitalism and the necessity for revolution. He did a substantial amount of advocacy with the Socialist Workers Party, so he was obviously fine alongside white people as long as they shared his economic beliefs. MLK also shared many of these beliefs ("Letter From Birmingham Jail", "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?").