leftists
Those favoring redistribution
Leftists are people who hold left-wing political views—broadly, those favoring greater social and economic equality, government intervention in the economy, and progressive social policies.
The term ranges from neutral description to dismissive epithet depending on who's using it: Leftists staged a protest outside city hall.
Critics often use it to paint opponents as radical or extreme, while some on the political left embrace it.
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
egalitarianism · anti-capitalism · Leninism · Trotskyism · Maoism · syndicalism · democratic socialism · Bolshevism
Favoring reform and innovation
- liberalOpen to reform
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- reformistAdvocate for gradual change
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
antifascist · social democrat · labor · green · feminist · populist · anti-establishment · opposition
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
civil disobedience · direct action · solidarity · community organizing · picketing · sit-in · boycott · petition
Same status for all
- justiceFair treatment under law
- solidarityUnity among allies
- liberationRelease from constraint
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
inclusivity · secularism · humanism · pluralism · tolerance · diversity · internationalism · anti-oppression
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
collectivism · egalitarianism · anti-capitalism · Leninism · Trotskyism · Maoism · syndicalism · democratic socialism · Bolshevism · anti-imperialism
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
revolutionary · antifascist · social democrat · labor · green · feminist · populist · anti-establishment · opposition · dissent
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
grassroots · civil disobedience · direct action · solidarity · community organizing · picketing · sit-in · boycott · petition · advocacy
equality
Same status for all
- justiceFair treatment under law
- solidarityUnity among allies
- liberationRelease from constraint
empowerment · inclusivity · secularism · humanism · pluralism · tolerance · diversity · internationalism · anti-oppression · collective good
Marx
German economic philosopher
Luxemburg · Gramsci · Chomsky · Angela Davis · Sanders · Corbyn · Che Guevara · Castro · Mandela · Emma Goldman
- Left-Wing PoliticsMarxism, socialism, democratic socialism, progressivism, progressives
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
- reformersreformers, reformer, social reformers, social reformer, political reformer
- American SocialismSocialist Party, democratic socialism, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, socialist
- votersvoters, voter, likely voters, registered voter, eligible voter
- West GermanyBonn, Federal Republic, Bundestag, Bundesrat, Deutsche Mark
leftistsrightists
Those with conservative politics
right-wingers · conservatives · reactionaries · counterrevolutionaries · paleoconservatives
- far leftistsExtreme progressive political faction
- leftist ideologyPolitics prioritizing equality, redistribution
- leftist politicsIdeology prioritizing equality, redistribution
- leftist movementsOrganized efforts seeking equality