leftisms
Liberal political doctrines
Leftisms is the plural of leftism, referring to multiple left-wing political ideologies or positions.
The term often appears when cataloging or critiquing progressive views as a collection: His essay attacked the usual leftisms—wealth redistribution, identity politics, climate alarmism.
Sometimes used dismissively to suggest a predictable set of beliefs rather than independent thought.
Communal economic control
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
- communismCollective ownership system
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
Trotskyism · Maoism · syndicalism · collectivism · egalitarianism · anti-capitalism · class struggle · democratic socialism
Advocacy for sex equality
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- anti-racismCombating ethnic discrimination actively
- LGBTQ rightsProtections for sexual minorities
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
decolonization · liberation · empowerment · equity · inclusion · reproductive rights · disability rights · indigenous rights
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
sit-in · strike · boycott · grassroots · community organizing · picketing · advocacy · campaign
Philosophy advocating societal reform
- social democracyReformed capitalism with welfare state
- welfare stateGovernment-funded citizen support system
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
universal healthcare · labor rights · minimum wage · public housing · mixed economy · social safety net · public education · worker protections
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- militantAggressive cause supporter
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- insurgentOne who revolts
agitator · subversive · armed struggle · expropriation · class warfare · abolitionism · accelerationism
socialism
Communal economic control
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
- communismCollective ownership system
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
Leninism · Trotskyism · Maoism · syndicalism · collectivism · egalitarianism · anti-capitalism · class struggle · democratic socialism · internationalism
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- anti-racismCombating ethnic discrimination actively
- LGBTQ rightsProtections for sexual minorities
multiculturalism · decolonization · liberation · empowerment · equity · inclusion · reproductive rights · disability rights · indigenous rights · civil rights
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
civil disobedience · sit-in · strike · boycott · grassroots · community organizing · picketing · advocacy · campaign · petition
progressivism
Philosophy advocating societal reform
- social democracyReformed capitalism with welfare state
- welfare stateGovernment-funded citizen support system
- redistributionSharing out again differently
regulation · universal healthcare · labor rights · minimum wage · public housing · mixed economy · social safety net · public education · worker protections · antitrust
revolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- militantAggressive cause supporter
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
insurgent · agitator · subversive · armed struggle · expropriation · class warfare · abolitionism · accelerationism
leftismsconservatisms
Ideologies opposing radical change
conservatism · traditionalism · fascism · paleoconservatism · neoconservatism
leftismscapitalism
Private profit-based economy
laissez-faire economics · neoliberalism · libertarianism · supply-side economics · Reaganomics
- far leftistsExtreme progressive political faction
- leftist ideologyPolitics prioritizing equality, redistribution
- leftist politicsIdeology prioritizing equality, redistribution
- leftist movementsOrganized efforts seeking equality