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[WolfpackN64]

Aura7541 said:

WolfpackN64 said:

I'm dismissing it because it's quite meaningless. And often it's used just to throw everyone under the bus. I see people accusing a "far left regressive left" of something some liberal (which are centre-right to me) newspapers have done. That and it's a term no serious dictionary even carries.

And how were you able to quantify this? I can say that it is often used to criticize leftists who claim they're progressive and liberal, but advocate for illiberal ideas as that is also an equally valid notion.

I see people accusing a "far left regressive left" of something some liberal (which are centre-right to me) newspapers have done.

This is only anectodal evidence and it doesn't offer any quantification that supports your "often" assertion.

That and it's a term no serious dictionary even carries.

Appeal to authority. Whether the term is on a serious dictionary or not does not determine the validity of the term. Your assertion that the term is meaningless is dependent on unquantifiable anecdotes and a logical fallacy.

But people who are far left never claim to be liberal, I only see the term used in a way which doesn't make sense.

And yes, I appeal to authority, what do you suggest we build or language on? Mud? I disavow the fallacy.