Leftists need to focus more on being understood by the average person. Redefining words and trying to take back redefined words doesn’t help that cause though I make an exception for “The Left” “Leftist/ism” etc.
Yes, anarchists and other libertarian socialists, if any distinction is to be granted, should do all they can to shift the Overton window, and to counteract the systematic exclusion of leftism from mainstream discourse and participation, particularly in the United States, where everyone knows of the Liberterian Party, but extremely few understand the term, nor even the concept of, liberterian socialism.
Theoretically? For sure. Practically speaking, it’s usually easier said than done.
For example, the Swastika itself did nothing wrong, but it’s not exactly about to be rehabilitated.
Agreed, energy is better spent elsewhere than trying to rehabilitate words that have been co-opted by the right. This isn’t like reappropriating a slur, like queer, trying to “take back” libertarian would just cause confusion.
