leftism
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- noun
- /ˈlɛftɪzəm/
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- The debate over government intervention often centers around the principles of leftism and its role in the economy.
The norm for American newspapers, the norm is leftism.
- The norm for American newspapers, the norm is leftism.
- I can't get on board with this radical leftism.
- I mean, anti-Semitism is just a kind of code word for what they consider leftism or, you know, dissent of any kind.
- They were the muscle behind the Islamic revolution, but they were more Marxist Maoist types that tried to fuse like a Che Guevara style leftism with Islam.
- The tortured inner world of leftism is written on her face.
- Like when I was getting I was just straight up leftism, like socialistic line of thinking.
- Like when I was getting like, it was just straight up leftism, like socialistic line of thinking.
- It's called Guardian Angel, my journey from leftism to sanity and not at all pro, I could say.
- Maajid Nawaz from the island here calls it regressive leftism applied postmodernism from Helen Pluck Rose.
- It's not it's, it is, it is, it is, it is leftism.
- And he couldn't grasp that concept because the right has instilled in some of their minds that, you know, this can only be this form of, of leftism.
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In recent years, leftism has gained popularity among those advocating for environmental reforms.
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The point is that modern American leftism does partake of gnosticism.
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As it happened, of course, once in office he opted immediately for leftism, which was not a surprise.
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I'm convinced that the root cause of Leftism is the failure to understand this.
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Show us how you reason your leftism or progressivism or whatever you prefer to call it.
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It's not just this amorphous idea of tolerance, which is what leftism is.
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Nevertheless, you are correct about Leftism being a secular form of Gnosticism.
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Toni is correct; it is where liberalism turned to hard leftism that things have gone awry.
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One response developed as educators recoiled from accusations based on fears of national and international leftism.
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Cultural leftism is not only practically pernicious but also theoretically groundless.
Academic text (1998)
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Etymology
Leftism comes from the political use of left and the ending -ism, which means 'belief' or 'system', as in socialism. In old meetings people who wanted change sat on the left side, so leftism is the support of left ideas like social equality and more government action.