| 释义 |
Old Left
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The name given to older liberal elements in the socialist movement, as distinct from the more radical New Left. So Old Leftist, a member or supporter of the Old Left.
1960New Left Rev. Sept.–Oct. 11/2 Side by side with the Old Left—and, at the present moment, ‘objectively’ reinforcing it—is a New Left, growing in strength. 1967Time 21 Apr. 15 New York police on horseback—in contrast with the ‘Cossack’ image so many Old Leftists apply to them—kept the countermarchers from breaking up the parade. Ibid. 28 Apr. 14 The Old Left organized and proselyted, playing its part in bringing about the American welfare state. 1968Harper's Mag. May 65 The New Left is, of course, an enormously diverse group, ranging from slightly disguised representatives of the Old Left to political fauna so bizarre as to defy classification. 1971N.Y. Times 7 June 31 Daniel instead produces notes toward an autobiographical novel about his Old-Left parents. |