Sentences with phrase «supporting leftist»

We, the self - supporting leftist rationalists, would not have been caught dead at a football game.

But as some Anabaptists moved to the left and others to the right, and as Sikhism has plunged both ways, so Theravada Buddhism today tends to support a leftist government in Burma, a militant conservatism in Sri Lanka, and a traditionalist regime in Thailand.

Why was George Bush so much smarter than all of the Democrat - supported Leftists and liberal fascists back in 2001?

... McKibben continued to enthusiastically support every leftist - approved victim group he could find.

Not exact matches

Portugal's minority center - right government collapsed this week after the three leftist parties that won the majority of seats in September month's general election refused to support its continuation of bailout - dictated austerity policies.

While in prison and since her release, Manning has remained a highly visible political voice, with growing support from leftists within and outside the Democratic party.

But it has the support of leading leftist Democrat journalists and economists, such as Paul Krugman.

In a polarising referendum called by the radical leftist government of Alexis Tsipras at only eight days notice, Greeks voted by more than 60 % to 40 % in support of the prime minister, spurning the extra austerity demanded mainly by Germany and the International Monetary Fund in return for an extension of bailout funds.

The way I personally was treated by the leftist poetry world in the run - up to the invasion of Iraq is one of the things that helped convince me to support the war: If their objections to the invasion were all culture - war retreads ¯ the open expression of anti-Semitism and hatred of Christianity were particularly appalling ¯ then I figured I should be for the invasion.

One thing we need to do is expose and punish homegrown, America - hating radical leftists who support fascists like Imam Khalid.

Another eminent leftist, Nat Hentoff, who supports much of the multiculturalist agenda, on its excesses:

In 1980, I was the student head of our college chapter of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, a leftist coalition that supported Salvadoran communist rebels.

The editors do not note that, had he chosen a more trendy leftist alternative, he might have won greater support from the Times.

Wow this is fun to watch... the extreme religious right is being forced to choose between either 4 more years of leftist liberal gay supporting Obama, or having to vote for a guy who they've been taught their whole lives in sunday school belongs to a polygamous satanic worshiping cult.

Steve Jobs is a well - known Buddhist and the company is considered heavily, heavily leftist having publicly given money to support gay marriage.

Some libertarians may find this too risky (libertarians generally favor the exclusionary rule and the fourth amendment), but this argument puts the onus on leftists to explain their support for a rule that contributes to gun violence.

The New York Post also hammered her on her involvement in various leftist causes, incuding her lobbying on behalf of the «Cuban Five» and her support for Bolivia's «socialist and anti-American» President Evo Morales.

What they tend to forget is: his son - in - law is Jewish and was his right - hand - man during the campaign (and now in the administration), his daughter is Jewish and he never disowned her, he supports Israel (he didn't have to, as most leftist don't), and he had a rabbi speak at his inauguration.

Much of the leftist political establishment, and especially media, supported this.

E.g. Does the alleged situation of arab disenfranchisement in Israel fit your narrative, with leftists supporting people who might then vote for socially conservative Islamist parties.

It gets more complicated because the terms morphed around the WWII era when the leftists started to support more «entitlement» programs like social security, which would mean bigger government and higher taxes, not necessarily tariffs on imports, or support for a monarchy but still more federal spending.

The decision to oppose what seemed like the inevitable move to intervention drew plaudits from the party's leftist, anti-war support, but led others to question whether political concerns had taken precedence over the fate of the Syrian people.

High - profile leftist law professor and congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout, under attack by Republicans for refusing to take a stand on the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, has just decided to do so, telling The Post, «I don't support BDS.»

[26] At the time, many leftists were leaving in disgust at the Labour government's support for the U.S. in the Vietnam War, cuts to the National Health Service budget, and restrictions on trade unions; some joined far - left parties like the International Socialists or the Socialist Labour League, or single - issue groups like the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Child Poverty Action Group.

An opinion piece in Hamodia, a prominent New York City - based Jewish newspaper, a writer compared de Blasio's support for the leftist Sandinista movement to being a «Nazi sympathizer.»

Quinn conceded that she and the «Sex and the City» actress both support progressive positions — but added that it takes more than being a reliably leftist celebrity to run the Empire State.

In an opinion piece published in this weekend's edition of Hamodia, a prominent New York City - based Jewish newspaper, a writer compared the Democratic mayoral hopeful's support for the leftist Sandinista movement to being a «Nazi sympathizer.»

A few Seattle labor leaders have supported Socialist Alternative campaigns, and even those who still support Democratic incumbents speak favorably of the contributions this leftist electoral force has made in pushing the city's political conversation in a more progressive direction.

You can not be a «powerful force» for meaningful change on behalf of workers by spewing leftist lite rhetoric and backing neo-liberal right wingers like Andrew Cuomo... and that's all WFP ever does... they support horrific Democratic Party candidates and sheepdog many well - intended folk into voting for establishment candidates on their line.

Let's just get on with our lives, and forget this sorry episode where the leftist activists and leftist media and leftist scientific establishment have co-opted the institutions of govt and procured a huge huge level of funding in order to dupe the public into supporting their extreme leftist agenda.

Since I did not encounter any young people who support the Islamic movement or define themselves as followers of political Islam in either neighborhood, I will also exclude young people supporting political Islam from the analysis below and primarily focus on the subjectivities of youth born to secular and leftist families.

They are joined by Carmel Martin and Catherine Brown, vice-presidents of the Center for American Progress, a leftist think tank that is financially supported by the teachers unions.

He used his own funds to support the journal Living Marxism, the collaborative nature of which appealed to him, and he wrote and illustrated for Arise, another leftist publication.

Hoggan enjoys the support of a substantial leftist network in North America and the British Commonwealth.

«Anything you subsidize, you get more of;» and Obama and his leftist administration consistently subsidized climate «research» and climate «researchers» that cherry - picked and even falsified data that supported the theory of AGW / man - made climate change / disruption (i.e., unadulterated «Bravo Sierra!»)

Of course, this will be a big fall to Earth for the Leftist - libs who in their delusions of grandeur enjoyed so much seeing themselves totally invested in saving the Earth from the evil business of capitalism; and, in particular, saving nature from Western civilization; and, in particular, saving humanity America — the keeper of the torch of individual liberty and the only active participant on the globe supporting people yearning for freedom from tyranny, despotism, neo-atheism and liberal fascism.

There is no empirical evidence to support such a claim, but that hasn't stopped the leftists / liberals / progressives / Democrats from lying to the public about this issue.

Other Wikimedia Board of Trustees members have less extravagant ties to leftist causes but still openly admit they support such causes and politicians.