No. Mostly social-democrats, I would say.
They like their middle class comfort and rightfully so. They and their parents built it and they earned it. They hate to see the ultra-wealthy fews manipulate and corrupt the democratic institutions to their narrow, predatory benefit.
You'll also find the (overwhelmingly correct) notion that the acquisition of enormous wealth in vast disparity from the median by an individual is a mark of dumb luck or of thievery, not a proof of genius that supposes an out-sized reward. It doesn't mean you have to subscribe to strict egalitarianism à la "socialisme parfait".
But of course, social-democracy is a shrill, hard-left proposition nowadays. Facts, selfish little bastards. They don't even care about your feelings.
Salon socialists? No. Mostly social-democrats, I would say.
Six of one, half dozen of the other...
I am a passionate centrist--which puts me FAR to the left of either political party in USA. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
I missed an episode or a whole series there. Can you enlighten me?
Institutionalist as in this ? Facts, selfish little bastards. They don't even care about your feelings.
It is my contention that it is impossible to solve problems until they have been accurately defined. And sometime in my mid-30s, I decided that the Institutionalists had the best toolbox for defining problems. It took that long because I had to burn through my religious upbringing and the pseudo-theologies like Marxism.
It should be noted that while Institutional Analysis is powerful and accurate, it is insanely difficult to do well. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
