Editing Left-Wing Populism (section)

==Variants==

===[[File:CLPop.png]] Centre-Left Populism===
'''Centre-Left Populism''' is a left wing ideology that is at times hard to find, as it looks similar to regular [[File:Lpop.png]] left-populists or [[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy|social democrats]] because of its fiery rhetoric but moderate left wing policies. It is essentially populist social democracy, generally seen marching with people for things like universal healthcare and free tuition however many also take centrist positions on social issues in particular on self-ID and immigration, or might just not talk about social issues that much, in order to push for more left wing economic policies. Many are also soft euroscepts due to the European Union pushing neoliberal policies and oppose globalisation but mostly not with protective tariffs. Neil Kinnock was possibly the most famous centre left populist before converting to [[File:3way.png]] [[Third Way]] although modern politicians such as Bernie Sanders, [[File:TimWalz.png]] [[Social Democracy|Tim Walz]] and [[File:JackLayton.png]] [[Social Democracy|Jack Layton]] could also be described as centre left populists as they have no connection to hard left socialism, such as nationalisation or worker ownership, but are still decidedly left wing and populistic.

=== [[File:Equality.png]] Egalitarianism ===
'''Egalitarianism''' is the uncle of [[File:Lpop.png]] Left-Wing Populism and most [[File:Centrist-yellow.png]] centrist, [[File:Lib.png]] liberal, [[File:Socdem.png]] social-democratic or [[File:Prog-u.png]] progressive ideologies other and believes that all people are equal and deserve equal opportunities. This philosophy emphasizes political, social, and economic equality. It has been a driving force behind many modern social movements, such as the [[File:Enlightenment.png]] Enlightenment, [[File:Fem.png]] feminism, [[File:Civlibert.png]] civil rights efforts, and the [[File:Internation.png]] establishment of international human rights. Egalitarianism can take various forms, including legal egalitarianism, gender equality, and racial equality. The core idea is that everyone should have equal access to resources, education, and opportunities, regardless of their background or circumstances.

===[[File:ProgPop.png]] Progressive Populism===
[[File:ProgPop.png]] '''Progressive Populism''' or [[File:GreenPop.png]] '''Green Populism''', is a form of progressivism with a focus on populist causes for social justice, climate change and economic justice. It differs to regular left-populism as '''it may not''' be based upon the working class or material interests but form a broad coalition of socially and economically progressive voters to deliver change. It is also '''exclusively electoral''' meaning that while they may use a lot of protests and rallies to promote their ideals '''they do not attempt to overthrow governments by those but try to win elections or to pressure governments into making progressive decisions.''' Alexandia Ocasio-Cortez, the rest of the squad, and many Greens across the world such as Greta Thunburg are examples of progressive populism.
===[[File:Compop.png]] Communist Populism===
'''Communist Populism''' is a radical version of [[File:Lpop.png]] Left-populism, it can be [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism]] or [[File:Trot.png]] [[Trotskyism]] and [[File:Chavismo.png]] [[Chavismo|adjacent]] [[Socialism of the 21st Century|ideologies]] [[File:Soc21.png]], this is because that it refers to specific styles of appealing to the masses and painting a picture of "us vs them" in context to the political establishment, bourgeoise and their realtion to the proletariat. However not all forms of socialism are populist as Communist Populism requires the mass movement to be prioritised over a Vanguard party and other elitist methods employed by various Socialist leaders such as the entryism practiced by Militant Tendency in [[File:UKLab.png]] the Labour Party from the 1960s to their expulsion in 1991. Hugo Chavez is commonly said to be a Socialist populist due to his role in the young officers coup as well as his presidential campaign in 1999 and the utilisation of charisma to create a political revolution in Venezuela and many consider to concentrate power in himself.

===[[File:DirtbagLeftism.png]] Dirtbag Leftism===
The '''Dirtbag Left''' is a style of left-wing politics that forgoes civility and things associated with the left-wing in the United States like identity politics and political correctness to convey left-wing populist and anti-capitalist messages. The movement has been described as anti-fascist, anti-conservative, anti-centrist, anti-inequality, and anti-liberal. It shows support for redistributive economic policies and the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders. The media associated with the dirtbag left includes podcasts like the Chapo Trap House.

===[[File:Leftnat.png]] Left-Wing Euroscepticism===
'''Left-Wing Euroscepticism''' is a version of Euroscepticism that focuses on the issues the left has with the European Union. Leftists criticize the European Union as being an undemocratic neoliberal elitist empire that has contributed to the rise of wealth inequality within Europe through the use of its austerity monetary policies and free-trade agreements. To the extent leftists oppose the European Union is seen within the ideology. Moderate socialists usually hold soft-eurosceptic views while communists and other hardline left-wing ideologies hold hard eurosceptic views. But that doesn't mean that they oppose the idea of the European Union, some support a communist version of the European Union. One of the most famous Left Euroscepts is Dennis Skinner who was the Labour MP for Bolsover from 1970 till 2019 despite this immensely long length of service he was never appointed minister by any Labour leader even in shadow cabinets due to both his radical leftism and his opposition to patronage. Though Corbyn did offer him a post to reward him for his support of his candiacy, Skinner refused. Another was Peter Shore who was a Labour candidate in several elections in the 1970s and 1980s and was known for his idiosyncratic left-wing nationalism as well as being famous for his great skills as a rhetorician.

===[[File:Radliberalpop.png]] Radical Liberal Populism===
'''Radical Liberal Populism''' is a combination of radicalism with populism which results in a highly democratic ideology it is often used to combat far-left and far-right populists in order to support and liberal democracy. It tends to be progressive and calls for a progressive tax system while also supporting moving the tax base either onto land via a Land Value Tax or onto assets with a wealth tax rather than taxing working people's incomes. Historically it has been very agrarian with support the the radical wing of the UK Liberal Party and the Jeffersonian (and later Bryanite) wing(s) of the Democratic Party in the USA, this is because small farmers are an example of working people who own their own land and business. However, despite their progressivism in land & tax reform the ideology is staunchly capitalistic so may support privatisation and the use of voucher systems instead of state control. It is generally and historically huge supporters of '''Free Trade''' however due to the rise of populism over the last decade or so many have supported a fair-trade system instead to appeal to industrial areas. [[File:Mediastocracy flair.png]] [[Mediacracy|Johnny Harris]] may be a example of liberal populism.

===[[File:OldLpop.png]] Old Left-Populism===
'''Old Left-Populism''' is an ideology that believes in using populism to achieve socialism however they also believe that identity politics, social issues and other progressive causes alienate the working class. It is an aggressive ideology that strongly attacks capitalist, conservative and new left ideas equally claiming to be the only true representative of the proletariat. They often expose transphobic, anti-feminist and sometimes homophobic (especially when not in the West) viewpoints while pushing left-wing economic ideas such as free healthcare and full employment. An example of an old left-populist is [[File:George.png]] [[Conservative Socialism|George Galloway]] and his Workers Party in the United Kingdom but it also includes [[File:RafaelCorrea.png]] [[Socialism of the 21st Century|Rafael Correa]] in Equador and [[File:Castillo.png]] [[Socialism of the 21st Century|Pedro Castillo]] in Peru before his attempted self-coup.