Teleology, you're not bursting anyone's bubble,  I never assumed they were actual "left", I think we're just splitting hairs on the fake left/right battle of the mainstream. I agree the left we're hearing about isn't the true left, but the one that's been put in place for the punch and judy show in the media.

For those purposes, the ones I've mentioned are the left for most people. It's not like they're reading counterpunch or somewhere to know the difference.