The "real" left saw what happened to people like Ashleigh Banfield and Phil Donohue. And I guess Ed Schultz now.
The "fake" left is the corporate presstitution ring that infected every outlet, even down to Free Speech TV and Democracy Now and whatever if left on the radio.
"Isms" are for divisionfagging. Even without it, I get pushback for even suggesting Maddow is a hack. So few who pay close attention are close to truth as well.