leftist politics
Egalitarian political philosophy
Leftist politics encompasses political positions favoring social equality, collective welfare, and redistribution of resources.
The term places ideologies on a spectrum from center-left liberalism through socialism to communism and anarchism.
Leftist typically implies positions more radical than mainstream progressive or liberal: Her leftist politics put her at odds with moderate Democrats.
The label often carries dismissive connotations when used by opponents.
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
multiculturalism · Marxism · working class · LGBTQ+ rights · wealth redistribution · living wage · anti-imperialism · grassroots organizing · labor unions · anti-capitalism · climate justice · intersectionality · direct democracy · gender equity · anti-racism · indigenous sovereignty · democratic socialism · abolitionism
- Red ScareHUAC, McCarthyism, blacklist, loyalty oaths, Joe McCarthy
leftist politicsconservative politics
Philosophy favoring tradition, limited government
conservatism · right-wing ideology · far-right politics · Trumpism · Thatcherism
leftist politicslaissez-faire economics
Minimal state economic involvement
neoliberalism · supply-side economics · trickle-down economics · fiscal conservatism · Austrian economics
leftist politicstraditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
social conservatism · religious conservatism · monarchism · fascism
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