Being left wing used to be about favoring progressive taxation in order to fund good public services - schools, public transport, hospitals, libraries etc - especially for those with limited financial resources. It used to be about opposing racism, sexism, antisemitism, and homophobia, and creating a society that works for everyone. Today’s “left” - in many countries - has spun off into a wilderness of vacuous slogans, intolerance, and willful ignorance.
It’s a tragedy.