i dont like the blanket classification thing. Particularly with the term “leftist”. Case example, to me, nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm is an example of someone who has a self admitted left leaning view of the world. He knows what he believes, and why, and can explain it rationally. And does so in a way that while you may not agree with the view, you still respect the viewer. To conflate someone like Ben with some of the nutter mcdougals ive seen on mastodon, is not accurate. They’re completely different kinds of people.