I thought "Leftist" was used mainly to label "radical left wingers" or "communists." I just don't see many of those around these parts. Certainly not enough to make the sweeping statement that most of the posters here fall under the category of either. But perhaps I just don't grasp the concept. That's why I was asking.
If you're being technical about the left leaning members of the board, you're right, if you're speaking of how the left leaning board members are painted by the right, you're wrong... We seem to often fall into the "Pinko Commie" group. I for one have been along with some other labeled in an extreme fashion by board righties..
It's not even limited to this board, they love to attempt to lump anything left with radical left:
In American politics, the word "leftist" is often used as a perjorative, without any of the meanings actually associated with the political left. For example, in Bill O'Reilly's syndicated column [11], under the headline "Leftist media members define American culture", O'Reilly identifies the film "An Inconvenient Truth" and the musical group "Dixie Chicks" as "leftist". He goes on to say, "Almost every major pop culture magazine tilts left. The network news broadcasts tilt left. Hollywood is a bastion of far-left thought. The teacher's unions are far left." O'Reilly contrasts these "leftist" organizations with "...the pool of well-informed, clear-thinking Americans...", which he says is shrinking.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leftist#Perjorative_use_of_the_word_.22leftist.22 there are actually many many examples like this, just listen to 15 minutes of Hannity and you'll see what I mean
