[SilverRed]

I think what you mean by "actual" left is probably more accurately described as libertarian left as apposed to authoritarian left. Both are real.

[lupire]

"left" and "right" are nearly devoid of meaning once you go beyond "the bickering between two most popular teams in a country"

[delecti]

Probably more like "actual left" in contrast to the milquetoast kind that passes for the left wing of mainstream US politics, which are center-right by global standards.