Defining the new left
A 1970's concept
A grouping found in countries consiered to be in the West seeking a radical alternative to capitalism. Antagonistic towards modern industrial society, anti-nationalist. .The new left opposed alienation and authoritarianism and saw the evils of society as a result of sexual repression perhaps illustrating an eregence from the hippie movement of the 1960's. They wished for a future society centred on equality, love and fun in production.
New Left (Wikipedia)