as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
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To combat leftism in America, conservatives would need to wage a much broader war.
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Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Republican audiences by and large have come to associate fascists and Nazis with ideological leftism.
—Time, 22 Aug. 2023
The collision of high-minded leftism, Park Avenue wealth, and Black radical politics was irresistible as a subject for Wolfe to mock.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Over 68% of Republicans think Nazis are left-of-center and about 43% say Nazis are the pinnacle of leftism.
—Time, 22 Aug. 2023
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Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Republican audiences by and large have come to associate fascists and Nazis with ideological leftism.
—Time, 22 Aug. 2023
The collision of high-minded leftism, Park Avenue wealth, and Black radical politics was irresistible as a subject for Wolfe to mock.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Over 68% of Republicans think Nazis are left-of-center and about 43% say Nazis are the pinnacle of leftism.
—Time, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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