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By attempting to assimilate all 'left-wing' orientations into a single ideology, fundamental differences based on historical context and theoretical quality become lost. Leftism can be regarded as having been single most effective response by imperialism to the effectiveness of [[Marxism-Leninism]].
By attempting to assimilate all 'left-wing' orientations into a single ideology, fundamental differences based on historical context and theoretical quality become lost. Leftism can be regarded as having been single most effective response by imperialism to the effectiveness of [[Marxism-Leninism]].


Whereas Marxism-Leninism represents the synthesis and total integration of the entire history of civilizations, Leftism 'integrates' together only an abstracted representation of change, attempting to synthesize tendencies as disparate as anarchists, Fabians, liberals, 'progressives,' Marxists, social-democrats and even Marxist-Leninists (see ' Red Liberals') into a single ideology, distilling from them only the most abstract 'principles' and 'change.'  
Whereas Marxism-Leninism represents the synthesis and total integration of the entire history of civilizations, Leftism 'integrates' together only an abstracted representation of change, attempting to synthesize tendencies as disparate as anarchists, Fabians, liberals, 'progressives,' Marxists, social-democrats and even Marxist-Leninists (see [[RedLib|Red Liberals]]) into a single ideology, distilling from them only the most abstract 'principles' and 'change.'  


Leftism is thus far from synonymous with '''Left-Wing politics''', which is, rather than a single ideology, an ''orientation'' based on a specific and concrete historical, national, and political context.  
Leftism is thus far from synonymous with '''Left-Wing politics''', which is, rather than a single ideology, an ''orientation'' based on a specific and concrete historical, national, and political context.