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It might be time to redefine "leftist" at this point. What is so "left" about being intolerant?

To me it seems more like class warfare, and sides are being chosen amongst the elites, the ultra poor, and those of us stuck in the middle.

You, unfortunately seem to them like an elite but behave like a traditional conservative, which gets you nothing but hatred from all angles. I'm sorry about this and hope you keep doing and preaching what you believe in.

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> What is so "left" about being intolerant?

Nothing. It's utterly meaningless and just a way to define an 'us' and a 'them'.

There are elements in the far left, very outspoken elements that are very intolerant. It's not something that is inherently left, but it's become the public face of the left to all of those who have different views.

The right has similar issues, you mention you are right and you get pegged with the climate change deniers and everyone assumes you think the poor are poor because they are lazy. This is not what most in the right think but it is what gets the most press.

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