It sure seems that way, Eric. It truly makes me wonder when people are accusing 'the left' of certain things who they're actually referring to. In the west, the left hasn't had much legitimate representation for a very long time.
When conservatives speak of "the left" they mean anyone who's not a conservative Republican. They truly believe that people like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Joe Biden are "the left" oftentimes they even say "the far left" or call them "socialists" or even "communists". It's completely at odds with reality but it's what they believe. They make no distinction between "liberals" and "the left". As far as what I'd call the actual left and it's lack of representation in politics. There are a few exceptions such as Rashida Tlaib and depending on the day one or two of her other "squad" mates and Bernie, despite how bad he was in the early months of the Israeli genocide in Gaza. On the local level there are DSA-affiliated electeds in Chicago, New York City and a few other places. The reason there aren't more is that the US electoral system is completely corrupt (Citizens United) and has many other intentionally anti-democratic features (the existence of the Senate, gerrymandering) that make it very hard for left candidates to win
The Democrats haven't called themselves "the left" in a long time. In fact they go out of their way to attack the left
It sure seems that way, Eric. It truly makes me wonder when people are accusing 'the left' of certain things who they're actually referring to. In the west, the left hasn't had much legitimate representation for a very long time.
When conservatives speak of "the left" they mean anyone who's not a conservative Republican. They truly believe that people like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Joe Biden are "the left" oftentimes they even say "the far left" or call them "socialists" or even "communists". It's completely at odds with reality but it's what they believe. They make no distinction between "liberals" and "the left". As far as what I'd call the actual left and it's lack of representation in politics. There are a few exceptions such as Rashida Tlaib and depending on the day one or two of her other "squad" mates and Bernie, despite how bad he was in the early months of the Israeli genocide in Gaza. On the local level there are DSA-affiliated electeds in Chicago, New York City and a few other places. The reason there aren't more is that the US electoral system is completely corrupt (Citizens United) and has many other intentionally anti-democratic features (the existence of the Senate, gerrymandering) that make it very hard for left candidates to win
Similar to what it's like here in Canada, and in other western nations, I believe, Eric.
I think you're right about anyone who's not a conservative Republican in a lot of people's minds though.