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Undated: Left–right political spectrum:
The left–right
political spectrum is a system of classifying political positions,
ideologies
and
parties, from equality on the left to
social hierarchy on the right.
Left-wing politics and
right-wing politics are often presented as opposed, although a particular
individual or group may take a left-wing stance on one matter and a right-wing
stance on another; and some stances may overlap and be considered either left-
or right-wing depending on the ideology.
The terms "left" and "right" were not used to refer to
political ideology per se, but only to seating in the legislature. After
1848, the main opposing camps were the "democratic
socialists" and the "reactionaries"
who used red and white flags to identify their party affiliation.[8]
With the establishment of the
Third Republic in 1871, the terms were adopted by political parties: the
Republican Left, the Centre Right and the Centre Left (1871) and the Extreme
Left (1876) and Radical Left (1881). The beliefs of the group called the Radical
Left were actually closer to the Centre Left than the beliefs of those called
the Extreme Left.[9]
Beginning in the early twentieth century, the terms "left" and "right" came to
be associated with specific political ideologies and were used to describe
citizens' political beliefs, gradually replacing the terms "reds"
and "the reaction". Those on the Left often called themselves "republicans",
while those on the Right often called themselves "conservatives".
The words Left and Right were at first used by their opponents as slurs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_political_spectrum
Undated:
Leftist ... Similar to a liberal in that this represents
left-wing viewpoint on the
political spectrum, but self-identified leftists are typically more
anti-capitalist than liberals. Sometimes used by right-wingers as a
derogatory term.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=leftist
Undated: Left-wing fascism and
left fascism are sociological and philosophical terms used to categorize
tendencies in
left-wing politics otherwise commonly attributed to the ideology of
fascism.
Fascism has historically been considered a
far-right ideology, but crossovers may be expected according to the
horseshoe theory, where the touching point between the
far-left and the far-right may be the use of power and/or
political terrorism.
The term has its origins with criticism by
Vladimir Lenin of the threat of
anti-Marxist
ultraleftism before being formulated as a position by sociologists
Jürgen Habermas and
Irving Louis Horowitz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_fascism
Undated: Modern American
liberalism is the dominant version of
liberalism
in the United States. It is characterized by
social liberalism[1]
and combines ideas of
civil liberty and
equality with support for
social justice and a
mixed economy.[1]
Economically, modern American liberalism opposes cuts to the
social safety net and supports a role for government in reducing inequality,
providing education, ensuring access to healthcare, regulating economic
activity, and protecting the natural environment.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States
Undated: Far-left politics are
political views located further on the left of the
left-right spectrum than the standard
political left.
The term has been used to describe ideologies such as:
communism,
anarcho-communism,
left-communism,
anarcho-syndicalism,
Marxism–Leninism,
Trotskyism,
and Maoism.[1][2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_politics
Undated: The American Left has
consisted of a broad range of individuals and groups that have sought
fundamental
egalitarian changes[1][2]
in the economic, political, and cultural institutions of the
United States. Leftist activists in the United States have been credited
with advancing social change on issues such as
labor and
civil rights, as well as providing critiques of
capitalism.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Left
Undated: Left-wing politics supports
social equality and
egalitarianism, often in opposition to
social hierarchy.[1][2][3][4]
It typically involves a concern for those in society whom its adherents perceive
as disadvantaged relative to others (prioritarianism)
as well as a belief that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be
reduced or abolished (by advocating for
social justice).[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_politics
Undated: Left Libertarianism> (or
left-wing libertarianism)[1]
names several related, but distinct approaches to
political
and
social theory which stress both
individual freedom and
social equality.
In its classical usage, left-libertarianism is a synonym for
anti-authoritarian varieties of
left-wing politics, e.g.
libertarian socialism, which includes
anarchism
and
libertarian Marxism among others
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-libertarianism
Undated: "regressive left" (also
formulated as "regressive liberals" and "regressive leftists") is
a neologism
and political
epithet, used as a
pejorative
to describe a section of
left-wing politics who are accused of holding paradoxical,
reactionary views by their
tolerance
of
illiberal principles and ideologies, particularly
identity politics (emphasis on group identities like race and gender, rather
than on the individual)[1],
and opposition to free speech[2]
for the sake of
multiculturalism and
cultural relativism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regressive_left
Undated: The Prohibition Party (PRO)
is a
political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition
to the sale or consumption of
alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing
third party in the US. The party is an integral part of the
temperance movement. While never one of the leading parties in the United
States, it was once an important force in the
Third Party System during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It
declined dramatically after the repeal of
Prohibition in 1933. The party's candidate received 518 votes in the
2012 presidential election[1]
and 5,617 votes in the
2016 presidential election.[2]
The platform of the party is liberal in that it supports
environmental stewardship,
women's rights and
free education, but is
conservative on social issues, such as supporting
temperance and advocating for a
pro-life stance.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_Party
Undated:
Libertarianism (from
Latin: libertas, meaning "freedom") is a collection of
political philosophies and
movements that uphold
liberty as a
core principle.[1]
Libertarians seek to maximize
political freedom and
autonomy,
emphasizing
freedom of choice,
voluntary association, and
individual judgment.[2][3][4]
Libertarians share a skepticism of
authority and
state power, but they diverge on the scope of their opposition to existing
political and
economic systems. Various
schools of libertarian thought offer a range of views regarding the
legitimate functions of state and private
power, often calling for the restriction or dissolution of coercive
social institutions.[5]
In the United States, modern
right-libertarian ideologies, such as
minarchism and
anarcho-capitalism, co-opted the term in the mid-20th century to instead
advocate
laissez-faire
capitalism
and strong
private property rights, such as in land, infrastructure, and natural
resources.[10][11][12]
Libertarianism in the United States has been described as
conservative on economic issues and
liberal on personal freedom[28]
(for common meanings of
conservative and
liberal in the United States) and it is also often associated with a foreign
policy of
non-interventionism.[29][30]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism
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November 7: America’s political divisions in
5 charts
A presidential campaign season that began early last year reaches its finale on
Tuesday, as tens of millions of Americans go to their polling places to vote. As
Election Day unfolds, here are five charts that highlight how politically
polarized the nation has become — and how most Americans expect it to remain
that way, regardless of who wins.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/07/americas-political-divisions-in-5-charts/
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August 21: The risk of being killed in a
terrorist attack on U.S. soil is small. The chance of being murdered in a
non-terrorist homicide from 1992 through 2017 was about 1 in 17,000 a year,
which is about 133 times as great as being killed by a terrorist [about 1 in
2,261,000].
The number of people killed in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil is small, but some
ideologies inspire more terrorism than others. Islamists have killed about 14
times as many people as Nationalist and Right Wing terrorists who, in turn, have
killed about 10 times as many people as Left Wing terrorists. Keeping these
numbers in perspective should help cut through the
partisan spin after the Charlottesville terrorist attack.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/08/21/which-ideology-has-inspired-the-most-murders-in-terrorist-attacks-on-u-s-soil/#498d92081e74
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August 28: Donald Trump warns of ‘violence’
if Republicans lose midterms
President was heard urging Christian ministers to sway voters and alluding to
leftwing violence in leaked audio
"... There’s violence. When you look at antifa, and you look at some of these
groups, these are violent people.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/28/donald-trump-midterms-private-meeting-church-antifa
October 13: Calling Democrats the ‘Angry
Mob’ Is Trump’s Biggest Lie Yet
In the closing weeks of last year’s special election in Georgia, Republicans
used footage of a riot by antifa — a fringe sect that views the Democratic party
with contempt — to characterize the moderate Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff as a
dangerous loon. In the closing weeks of the 2018 midterm elections, Republicans
have taken this message national. Democrats are an “angry mob,” charges
President Trump. “You don’t hand matches to an arsonist, and you don’t give
power to an angry, left-wing mob. And that’s what the Democrats have become.”
Conservatives have begun repeating Trump’s message.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/calling-democrats-the-angry-mob-is-trumps-biggest-lie-yet.html
November 5: For years, civil society has
tended to be seen as liberal: supportive of human rights, democratic reform and
the protection of minorities. Often, it is still these "progressive" causes that
appeal to younger activists.
But today, civil society involves an increasingly diverse mix of people and
political goals, with those on the right gaining traction.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-45902454
November 7: A self-described left-wing
Antifa group posted videos of a mob outside the Washington, D.C., home of Fox
News’ Tucker Carlson Wednesday evening, chanting, “Tucker Carlson, we will
fight. We know where you sleep at night.”
The group posted on Facebook that Carlson spreads "fear into our homes," and
said it wanted to even the score.
The post was later removed.
Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," was not home at the time. He said
his wife, Susie, was home alone and heard the commotion from the kitchen. She
called the police and locked herself into a pantry, he said. His brother -- who
lives close by -- arrived about the same time as law enforcement.
The host said activists rang his doorbell, broke his oak door and one
protester was apparently caught on security video mentioning a pipe bomb.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mob-chants-threats-outside-tucker-carlsons-dc-home
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November 7: Indivisible, an Early
Anti-Trump Group, Plans for a Democratic Future
Of the constellation of liberal groups that emerged after the 2016 election, few
have been as prominent as Indivisible, an organization with more than five
thousand chapters nationwide that began after its founders, a group of young
former congressional staffers, shared a crowdsourced blueprint for grassroots
resistance to the Trump Administration, in late 2016.
“A healthy democratic body would’ve rejected Trump the same way a healthy body
rejects a virus,” Levin said. “That didn’t happen. And it didn’t happen because
of a conscious effort by conservatives that is decades old to undermine
democracy—disenfranchising young people and communities of color in order to
entrench their power. And the way that we get all the nice things we want,
whether it’s environment or taxes or immigration or reproductive rights, is by
fixing the system so it actually responds to the will of the people.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/indivisible-an-early-anti-trump-group-plans-for-a-democratic-future
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