Comment by pc86

At the risk of engaging in what I'm sure will be a very even-headed and reasonable dialogue, I can think of a handful of things that the moderate American left would do / agree on that the more extreme elements would not. And just because you have to bend over backwards to avoid getting shadowbanned or flagged for even mentioning any of these, I'm not telling anyone where I stand on any of these things. Some I agree with, some I don't. It doesn't matter.

    1. Israel has a right to exist and should not just pack up and leave Gaza.
    2. Children who are not old enough to get a loan are also not old enough to consent to surgery or hormone blockers.
    3. If you transition from male to female you should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.
    4. Women's pro athletes getting paid a fraction of what male pro athletes do is a function of supply and demand and is not inherently sexist.
    5. There are root causes to the disproportionate incarceration of African Americans that do not boil down to "the system is racist."
    6. Taxes should be used to raise revenue in order to provide social and other government services, not as punishment.

None of those positions are inherently conservative and all of them could be held by a popular mainstream Democratic member of Congress or Presidential candidate. All of them (or any of them if voiced loudly enough) would get you ostracized from leftist group.