Originally Posted by Willravel

I don't call myself a leftist because I don't think the label is as good as progressi or liberal, but I'm certainly what you'd call a leftist. I vote with more liberal candidates, I don't believe in hard-line collectivism, but I do believe that collectivism has a serious role to play in a fair and equal society. I believe religion has no place in government, I'm not a big proponent of the Second Amendment, I believe in social justice, I support unions (for the most part), and I believe in welfare. I'm not a history expert, but I'm aware of the roots of many of my political beliefs and I've studied people that came before me that shared them. I'm a big fat leftist. Am I like Hitler or the Nazis, simply without mental illness or emotional instability? That seems to be what you're suggesting.