I like to think that the basic principle of being Leftwing is “the greater good for the greatest number” and you will notice that there’s no qualifications there about some deserving more good things than others.
You will also observe that Equality is invariably a concern of Leftwing political ideologies, even if they diverge in for example thinking that we should aim for Equality Of Outcomes vs thinking we should aim for Equality Of Opportunity instead because the former isn’t actually possible.
IMHO, being a Humanitarian naturally follows from wanting to maximize the wellness of everybody in an equal way.
In summary, people who are genuinelly leftwing out of principle (so, those who reached their leftwing political views from their own personal principles, not tose who are tribalist followers of leftwing parties or ideologies that merelly parrot “their” team’s slogans) are Humanists in practice - in what they desire and what they do - even when not explicitly identifying as Humanists.
Are leftists humanitarian?
I like to think that the basic principle of being Leftwing is “the greater good for the greatest number” and you will notice that there’s no qualifications there about some deserving more good things than others.
You will also observe that Equality is invariably a concern of Leftwing political ideologies, even if they diverge in for example thinking that we should aim for Equality Of Outcomes vs thinking we should aim for Equality Of Opportunity instead because the former isn’t actually possible.
IMHO, being a Humanitarian naturally follows from wanting to maximize the wellness of everybody in an equal way.
In summary, people who are genuinelly leftwing out of principle (so, those who reached their leftwing political views from their own personal principles, not tose who are tribalist followers of leftwing parties or ideologies that merelly parrot “their” team’s slogans) are Humanists in practice - in what they desire and what they do - even when not explicitly identifying as Humanists.