@citation_needed reminds me of this any time I say "the Left" without remembering to qualify what subsetpic.twitter.com/BwOrz2fys7
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He scolds a lot. (But he's right in this case)
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You can lump the whole left in with its lunatic fringe (committing the same sin they do), or you can be correct. Plus the lunatic left hates moderate lefties waaaaaay more than it hates anyone on the right; a heretic is more dangerous than an infidel.
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Well I don't lump. Sometimes other cognitive demands just preclude the use of "a subset of", "some", etc. I *tend to* use them
I could go for the "regressive Left", but avoid the phrase as its members close off their ears/minds on hearing it. Im pretty liberal with SJW tho
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We differ on this one, Helen. I've abandoned the identity label "left" as my own. Like the way I dropped the identity feminist. If someone forces my hand, I call myself a centrist or a humanist now. I do not wish to be associated with this movements, not unless they reform.
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I don't know. I think movements, and their titles, often have their day, and a life-span, before they degrade. There's no harm in new movements, and new names for these new movements, to emerge, though it's hard to abandon left/right political speak altogether. Hence me=centrist.
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Sure it's all gotten a little out of hand, hey? A pox on all their houses!
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Hear hear! I’ve struggled to find my tribe since the Democratic Party abandoned the working class and embraced identity politics. The belief system that Quillette argues for here is a great start:http://quillette.com/2017/08/29/centrism-moderate-manifesto/ …
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Not my point. You said you wanted your position clear, but you said "leftie" and then listed what you're NOT as opposed to what you are. And your list had the usual conservative knocks and narrative without clarity on why then you identify as Left. It wasn't clear so I chimed in.
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Are you advising to "Clean Your Room"?
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God knows I've been trying. It's disheartening, though, when you're constantly met with defensive knee-jerk reactions and (conversational) doors slammed in your face.
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