It’s entirely possible you’re not as leftist as you think you are, but there’s also a number of tankies around here.

You might be right, my statements come from a US frame of reference. In the total spectrum I’m probably fairly centrist while in nonUS perspectives, but in US perspectives I’m moderate heavily leaning left. At the end of the day I still believe in a democracy which still leaves openings for conservatives. I’m not a true socialist in leftist European environs.