Something which more of us should do. I still slip into using "lib" once in a while, but have found that using "leftist" doesn't faze the wild-eyed ravers, but the soccer moms/dads often get flustered.
Don’t ever use their terms, they are dishonest and by changing the definitions they attempt to control the debate.
Another Example, use “Free Market” instead of Capitalism.
The “ism” words are from the left.
he uses the term Leftist instead of Liberal
And if you really want to emphasize a point, use radical leftist, or far left. Similar to phrasing they use for everyone on the right.
Yea, I’ve been using that for a while on other sites, and correct, they don’t like it, but that’s who they are. I’m also careful to say “Leftists” rather than “The Left”. By saying “Leftists” (with a capital ‘L’), you force the people disagreeing with you to implicitly admit they are Leftists, since those are who you’re attacking...it’s really fun.
It’s from Dennis. Dennis is always careful to say “the left” or “leftists” and I’ve started doing it too. There may be very few liberals these days, as the left stole that word. But a liberal accepts all viewpoints and ideas even if he doesn’t share them. A liberal welcomes open expression of belief. A liberal reveres freedom of speech.
Using the word “liberal” is falling into the left’s trap of distorting the meaning of words (like progressive, undocumented... and lastly secret informant). “Liberal” is used in Australia or in France in its real and original meaning: the Liberal Party of Australia is a libertarian party.
I always use “leftist” or “the left”.
I’ve been calling them leftists lately too. Most of them are hardly liberal since they are so intolerant of opposing views.