{"id":"regressive-left","name":"Regressive Left","summary":"Regressive Left is a 2012 political epithet coined by activist Maajid Nawaz, popularized through YouTube debates, describing leftists who tolerate illiberal ideologies like Islamism.","tags":[],"howToUse":["Identify a person or group on the political left who appears to defend or excuse an illiberal practice (often related to Islamism, but also applied to other contexts).","Apply the label \"regressive left\" to frame their position as self-contradictory: claiming progressive values while tolerating regressive ones.","The term often appears in social media posts, YouTube video titles, Reddit threads, and opinion pieces."],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/regressive-left/regressive-left-van-jones-masochism.webp","caption":"TV segment commentary on the Regressive Left and foreign policy blame.","width":100,"height":100,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/regressive-left/regressive-left-dawkins-tweet-2015.webp","caption":"Richard Dawkins' prominent 2015 tweet amplifying the 'Regressive Left' label.","width":521,"height":265,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/regressive-left/history.md","related":["i-support-the-current-thing","dr-ally-louks-olfactory-ethics-the-politics-of-smell-in-modern-and-contemporary-prose-phd-study","internet-bloodsports","race-swapping","social-justice-warrior","triggered-feminist--2","which-way-western-man","your-body-my-choice","thetriggering","bud-light-dylan-mulvaney","dei-purple","do-you-condemn-hamas"],"popularityRank":889,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}