Definitions by Secular leftist
Exclusionism
Exclusionism (noun exclusionist) is a Wikipedian philosophy advocating for exclusion of in-depth information in Wikipedia articles, in order to make it more "readable".
Exclusionism is contrasted with Inclusionism, wanting in-depth/large/multiple articles and Deletionism, wanting a few large articles.
Exclusionism by Secular leftist October 21, 2005
leftism
An economic posisistion favouring more collectivity/cooperation in making resource using decisions. This can either be done by state planning or using communes.
Leftism includes philosophies whose goals are absolute state control/planning, such as in Communism or Democratic Socialism, or the moderate political philosophers, who want only some collective cooperation, such as Social democrats.
leftism by Secular leftist October 15, 2005
Social democrat
A Social democrat is a centre-leftist or libertarian leftist, who supports a mixed economy with some government regulation on essential services or government ownership, in order to prevent corperat abuse of these services. Social democrats also support environment regulation, public education to level out the playing field, and social programes to help the less fortunate become better off.
Social democrats include Canada's NDP and many Northern European governments, which contributed to Northern Europe's modern Hight standard of living.
Social democrat by Secular leftist October 2, 2005
Social Progressivism
Social Progressivism is the view that as time progress so should societal morality (from Wikipedia). Social progressives advocate for morality to be based on advancements in Science and philosophy, rather than religious dogma.
Social Progressivism is opposed to Social conservativism. While Social Conservativies advocated to keep slavery, Social progressives opposed it. Social progressives also campaigned for the right to vote for women. Today they advocate equal marriage and a women's right to choose.
Social Progressivism by Secular leftist October 2, 2005