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made up bullshit HAB911 Apr 2017 #1
yep spanone Apr 2017 #2
Yep. Iggo Apr 2017 #3
This is not a trash thread...I am calling out angstlessk Apr 2017 #4
Hmm...I didn't realize my comment could be read that way. Iggo Apr 2017 #7
I think "the term alt-left" is similar to "the professional left" and Snotcicles Apr 2017 #10
more names- Jill Stein alt-left snooper2 Apr 2017 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author snooper2 Apr 2017 #22
My take on the terms is different than yours. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #24
I'll give you the first one- snooper2 Apr 2017 #20
I got more names, Cornel West snooper2 Apr 2017 #21
Yes melman Apr 2017 #50
Thank you. It's a made up bogeyman by Democratic conservatives Warpy Apr 2017 #76
That's Bull and you know it, Warpy.. It's 3rd party assholes like Cha Apr 2017 #81
No not really.. sarandon, stein, west.. all the assholes who Cha Apr 2017 #82
Chris Hedges, Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, Julian Assange, Cornel West, Jimmy Dore, Susan Sarandon, etc. DanTex Apr 2017 #5
So the alt-left is not a movement like the alt-right (aka white supremacists) angstlessk Apr 2017 #6
They think that after it all burns down, a glorious socialist revolution will rise up. DanTex Apr 2017 #8
If that's the case, maybe they should read more dystopian novels. HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #12
That's About the Size of It Leith Apr 2017 #9
Truth. H2O Man Apr 2017 #30
Correct - the alt-right, Fox and Trump use it to pretend the left is just as bad as they are. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #60
Didn't you vow to be gone if Sander's lost the primaries? CajunBlazer Apr 2017 #85
So, someone answered your question with a list of names, MineralMan Apr 2017 #13
Damn, you're good. SticksnStones Apr 2017 #47
I posted the question because I hear the term without attribution, angstlessk Apr 2017 #67
Add Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowdon WhiteTara Apr 2017 #26
Aren't they libertarian? -nt Bradical79 Apr 2017 #32
There seem to be a lot of ex republicans and libertarians who suddenly feel it's their place bettyellen Apr 2017 #35
Neither of them are lefties tenderfoot Apr 2017 #56
Neither of them self-identify as Libertarians. OilemFirchen Apr 2017 #66
I agree with your point FiveGoodMen Apr 2017 #11
It is a typical ploy from the right PatSeg Apr 2017 #17
Randomly copy usernames off of a screen capture of a Jackpine Radicals forum. nt LexVegas Apr 2017 #14
LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #15
Yep! WhiteTara Apr 2017 #28
... La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #38
+1000 stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #52
Touche Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #62
Alt left is an ideology that Kaye_NY Apr 2017 #16
How is that even possible? FiveGoodMen Apr 2017 #31
I'm actually about to start an OP on this Kaye_NY Apr 2017 #33
It's not. They are very far to the left on social issues as well. grossproffit Apr 2017 #40
Citing Breitbart and other right wing sources to smear Democrats emulatorloo Apr 2017 #18
I'm offended by the term "alt left" because... MountCleaners Apr 2017 #19
+1! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #61
maybe you should read this- snooper2 Apr 2017 #25
Important post - should not be ignored. bettyellen Apr 2017 #27
Many of these people ID as classical liberals or true liberals. TeacherB87 Apr 2017 #29
You've left out a great deal on where they stand politically except for downplaying "social" issues. bettyellen Apr 2017 #36
It doesn't seem like you've listened to these people before passing judgement. TeacherB87 Apr 2017 #43
I don't see a difference beteeen Dems and "the social justice left" bettyellen Apr 2017 #46
Then all I have to say to you is TeacherB87 Apr 2017 #58
If they think the "social justice left" isn't the majority of the left bettyellen Apr 2017 #63
I didn't say anything about whether the social justice left is the majority. TeacherB87 Apr 2017 #71
I'm not sure why you claim liberals are doing nothing but policing speech and"inventing intent" but bettyellen Apr 2017 #72
I never said that is all that liberals are doing... TeacherB87 Apr 2017 #75
"The thing is, social justice lefties are not promoting any strategies that will actually lead to.." bettyellen Apr 2017 #78
Lol TeacherB87 Apr 2017 #79
It would be much faster if you just read twitter Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #34
At least 1:3 of them are libertarian/ socialist or "ex" GOP posers.... bettyellen Apr 2017 #37
I've since updated Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #45
And an amazing update it is, Brother Blue!!! I think if you needed to bettyellen Apr 2017 #73
Well done n/t emulatorloo Apr 2017 #48
Bookmarking. Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #49
This is List is bang on. N/T Chevy Apr 2017 #59
+1! betsuni Apr 2017 #64
This is an excellent summation mcar Apr 2017 #65
Very informative, thanks...that is better than a few names, as I can assign angstlessk Apr 2017 #69
Nailed it kcr Apr 2017 #74
Best post of the year. nt JTFrog Apr 2017 #80
Podcast called Chapo Trap House Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #39
Great example n/t emulatorloo Apr 2017 #44
Think about self-proclaimed 'progressives' who voted for Trump emulatorloo Apr 2017 #41
Just another handy label to throw at those you don't like. alarimer Apr 2017 #42
try google ! Julian Assange ,Susan Sarandon are alt-left. stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #51
There's a long list of (screen) names at JPR BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #53
I was going to recommend the same thing. LonePirate Apr 2017 #55
Bernie or bust people, Jill Stein, etc, Cornell West etc. nycbos Apr 2017 #54
I don't use the term myself leftynyc Apr 2017 #57
I would not include Cenk womanofthehills Apr 2017 #90
A name created and used by those feeding fuel to dividing the Democratic voters. nt PoliticalPie Apr 2017 #68
Nope.. it's a real damn thing.. Liars like stein, sarandon, Cha Apr 2017 #83
That is grouping a liberal with two third way types. PoliticalPie Apr 2017 #84
NO, it's not.. 3 3rd party asshole pushers and voters. Cha Apr 2017 #87
Is it legal to ask if you are deliberately helping those who work so hard to divide us? PoliticalPie Apr 2017 #88
Are you really covering for the asshole 3rd party Liars? Cha Apr 2017 #89
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #91
Would a good old-fashioned antiSemite count? clementine613 Apr 2017 #70
JPR. nt fleabiscuit Apr 2017 #77
I'm not sure what the term is suppose to mean TNLib Apr 2017 #86
I suspect some consider that it means any "leftist" who didn't care much for Hillary Clinton. David__77 Apr 2017 #92
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