Talk:American Left
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No Mention of DSA
"American Left": the Democratic Party
In the sources of the article, the term refers not to the Left—Right political alignment in the European sense, but to the U.S. Republican—Democratic split. E.g., voters who identify with the "American Left" tend to be more opposed to e.g. charter schools, and this is seen as a current "Left" position, even though this distinct from the European Left—Right alignment. DenverCoder9 (talk) 23:45, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
- Similarly, there is a Left—Right distinction in Americans that tends to be pro/anti-race-blind admissions, especially for East Asian students. This also doesn't cleanly map onto European "egalitarianism". (Both proponents and opponents see their side as "egalitarian").
- This isn't an argument about what the word ought to mean, just the word as it is used in the United States. The existing sources in this article are sufficient sources for this. DenverCoder9 (talk) 23:50, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
Why is there no mention of Mother Jones?
it seems like a gross oversight to not be mentioning Mother Jones, one of the most influential leftists in US history. 2600:8803:4013:1900:47EC:A319:5E48:2C49 (talk) 12:11, 13 October 2023 (UTC)