I wrote this almost an exact year before publishing. I find it relevent.
What is considered leftist is a question that seems important to this time, as at this point it seems the most leftist popular minds in the United States today aren’t communist or anarchist, but rather seem to be “Social Democrats”, like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. So, begs the question, who is considered truly leftist? When a communist or anarchist thinks of a leftist they think of Josef Stalin, Vladimir Lenin and Kropotkin, not liberals like Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden. Conservatives would consider anybody in the Democratic Party a raging socialist who will defend Josef Stalin any day. I do not consider liberals leftist. They are capitalists, clear as day. They serve the same richmen* as the conservatives, albeit slightly less. But are Social Democrats (SocDem, shortened.) leftists? They are. But are they very leftist? No, not at all. They still serve the rich, just less. Now, are Democratic Socialists (DemSoc, shortened.) leftists? Yes, they are too. They are flawed socialists, but definitely leftists. Now, of course, we see that communists and anarchists are leftists. That is a full guarantee. They might argue every two days but they are still leftist comrades. Now, there is an extremely ignorant question: "Were the Nazis leftist?". I see this question often asked between ultra-rightist conservatives. To say the least, definitely not. They supported privatization and businesses. Their party's name was a misnomer. Thank you for reading. * Richmen = Bourgeoisie. I use this term sometimes as a more simple term.
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