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Yes. But the Left does this to their own far more efficiently than the Right does. 

I’m a lifelong progressive & environmental activist. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been publicly and privately shamed - sometimes instantly - because I’m not using the “right“ phrase or term when I’m talking.

Doesn’t matter if I’m not aware of the term.

Doesn’t matter if my intentions were good. 

Wrong words = not a progressive = shunned. 

FUCK THAT. 
 @420f26f4 If the #Left has no patience for those who are willing to learn,

If they’d rather immediately blame ignorance instead of helping to kindly educate,

If they require alignment of ALL ethics and morals prior to your “being accepted”, then…

That’s not #progressivism to me. It’s #extremism