We're not that bad once you talk to us. Government is at best a means to an end. If I had it my way, I would reduce the fiscal power of the government wherever I could without compromising important protections like universal healthcare and education from K through college. Important things that we advocate are democratic workplaces (workers owning the means of production doesn't sound so bad now, does it?), LGBT rights and the dismantling of the military-industrial complex. See tags for flavors of leftists.
Most of these other definitions just go to show that many haven't departed from the Cold War mindset. Leftist.
by bushido February 09, 2012
anyone stupid enough to post the following definition: Anybody who does not worship George W. Bush.
like you, traitor
like you, traitor
Ted Kennedy is a leftist
by russ harris December 17, 2003
a person who thinks outside the box! one that strays far from the idealogical thinking of the conservative!
Ron Paul is a leftist Republican!
by livintochill May 20, 2008
a person who uses LEFTS so much that their entire persona has become based on them.
see also throwing lefts
see also throwing lefts
"She was my best friend until she became a leftist"
"No, he wasn't such a leftist in like 2nd grade"
"No, he wasn't such a leftist in like 2nd grade"
by Anne Imuhl May 29, 2005
A person belonging to the political left and usually identifying with the radical, anti capitalist, or revolutionary sectors of left politics. Includes anarchists, marxists, communists, socialists, and all other explicitly radical left ideologies.
by Zipongj September 14, 2019
A person who identifies with political left wing ideology. Sometimes confused with liberal, however leftists often view liberals with contempt. Seeing them as ineffective, spineless, and susceptible to fascist influence. Leftists are traditionally anti-capitalist, however some may not be inherently anti-capitalist and may more so align themselves with regulated capitalism and social democracy(the Scandinavian Model).
Pursuant of social justice and social reform as a way to balance out the alleged disparity of power between the classes of people. Leftist movements are nearly always populist, emphasizing the important of widspread political action.
Pursuant of social justice and social reform as a way to balance out the alleged disparity of power between the classes of people. Leftist movements are nearly always populist, emphasizing the important of widspread political action.
by Zipongj April 10, 2019
Someone holding “left” political-economic views (e.g. anti-capitalist, socialist, anarchist...).
Leftist views often critique capitalist markets as being wholly insufficient in satisfying human rights and desires.
Leftist views often critique capitalist markets as being wholly insufficient in satisfying human rights and desires.
While mainstream politics have largely accepted Reagan-era “trickle down” economic theory, the leftists continue to reject this outright. Leftist maintain that capitalist profit is always created through the extortion of labor, “Money doesn’t trickle down. It’s soaked upward through low wages and a system hat prioritizes profit over people.”
by average at best October 24, 2017