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"Far-left liberal" is an oxymoron. Liberalism is an economically right-wing, pro-capitalist ideology (this part is incompatible with leftism!), that is sociall
by malermeister 5y ago
"Far-left liberal" is an oxymoron.
Liberalism is an economically right-wing, pro-capitalist ideology (this part is incompatible with leftism!), that is socially liberal (this part isn't).
In the US, due to the two-party system, liberals and leftists are forced to share a party, but that doesn't mean they want the same things.
- kodah 5y agoIf someone says "far left" or "far right" in America I usually interpret them talking about political culture rather than policy.
- malermeister 5y agoI understand that and as a leftist I find it unfortunate that my label is being used to describe people that believe in things I oppose, hence the correction.
- kodah 5y agoI used to refer to people who behave poorly on the left and right as "extremists" but people then assume I oppose socialist policies, rather than me attempting to reign in behavior. I'm not sure there's better words in a contextual language like English.