This comment from Tracey is revealing. Modern day American center-left liberals actually like coalition building w/ leftists. The antipathy towards leftist economic ideals that some claim exists isn& #39;t really widespread. The problem is w/ anti-intersectionality & hostile attitudes

It& #39;s true that not all liberals are as far left as Davis in economic terms, but that doesn& #39;t mean she is disrespected. Quite the opposite. And even though some on the far left claim liberals want to compromise w/ Republicans, they& #39;re actually quite eager to talk to leftists.

The initial ideological antipathy is often imagined, perhaps springing from the fact that many center-left folks embrace pragmatism, etc. Then that breeds more antipathy. But the center-left is not nearly as *hostile* to leftists in ideological terms as some imagine.

Liberals don& #39;t really get mad at the economic ideas leftists propose, so it& #39;s not at all surprising that liberals embrace a figure like Angela Davis. Expressing shock at this makes me believe many are fighting a liberal Strawman.

And, to be clear here, I& #39;m specifically talking about leftist economic ideas. There are issues of class-reductionism and/or anti-intersectionality that pervade *some* leftist spaces. Those critiques would not apply to Angela Davis, however.