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    Liberals are reactionaries who wish to return to a former status quo. Leftists wish to move forward to a better status quo. They want opposing things.

    Bernie & AOC, while more progressive than most liberals, are still liberals.

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      who wish to return to a former status quo.

      That sounds more like conservatives to me.

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        Exactly. Liberals and conservatives are two sides of the same coin. They simply disagree about what status quo to return to, and who is acceptable to exploit.

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        By his own words, he is not. He is a democratic socialist. He beliefs in reform of capitalism, rather than moving to a better system entirely.