Just pointing out that
isn’t really all that compelling.
(Also, I’ve yet to see any good social science use the rather loaded term “leftist”, except insofar as it’s working to unpack what exactly people mean by that. Spoiler: It can mean a lot of different things, making it radically—ha! I pun!—useless for research on what the actual sociopolitical leanings of any group or individual might be.)