Reply #150: Where I come from "leftist" is generally used as a slur against

[kestrel91316]

progressives/liberals. It's something I'm a bit prickly about. Doesn't mean that's how you intended it, but it's sort of like calling someone "pro-abortion" rather than "pro-choice".

You have a very good point about the corporations, BTW. All they care about is increasing quarterly profits. Period. And the corporate officers have the game rigged so they take home most the goodies and even the shareholders get shafted.