leftism


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the ideology of the political left

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SFL'S FOUNDERS WERE not the first student libertarians to present an organized challenge to the dominant forces of leftism and conservatism they encountered.
"In reality, socialism, fascism, and progressivism are three similar--though not identical--forces of leftism. All three march in the same direction, away from liberal capitalism, so there is no middle path at all."
Employing a sociological perspective, author Mudge (sociology, University of California-Davis) charts the reinvention of leftism and the evolution of neoliberalism among the European and American Left, from the 1800s to the present.
In his solo show "A Field of Non-field," the Taiwanese artist Chen Chieh-jen elaborates on what he calls "dhammic leftism," a term he's been using for some time.
"The reason for all the confusion and regression Korean society is undergoing is the Moon administration's leftism," Hong said during a press conference.
Mr Blair, however, pleaded with Remain-backing Tory ministers like Sir Michael and other MPs to steer the UK away from a "false path" with a choice between an old fashioned rightwing Brexit or "unreconstructed" leftism.
Two nights earlier, Jake Bugg had headlined the opening concert, which was followed on the Friday by Leftfield, who played their iconic album Leftism in full.
Electronic act Leftfield released one of the greatest dance records of all time in Leftism and they will be performing the album in its entirety at the festival.
To equate liberalism with leftism is to abuse language in an Orwellian way.
Setting the stage through extensive research about 1930s-1950s-era politics and leftism, Biehl follows his upbringing in the depression-era Bronx through the New Left, the Anti-Nuclear Movement, the Green Movement, and his critical engagement with most of the major movements on the Left.
The socialist political climate of her adopted country meant that she could practice her leftism openly and likewise find a welcoming audience for her work, which explores with sometimes biting acumen "the intersections of gendered, racial, and class identities" (75).
Chemical Brothers' Exit Planet Dust, Leftism by Leftfield and Paul Weller's Stanley Road all came out that year.
Although the Communist Party is very much devoted to ensure absolute equality in society even if it means constant change of policy, this extreme practice of leftism is sniped in the play showing that not all the practices adapted by the Communist Party result in success necessarily.