Yes I would and I find both unacceptable. However, as a former lefty (now independent), I'm more attuned to the hypocrisy on the left, which is why it bothers me more. For example, the antisemitism of the far right and progressive left are both vile but the right doesn't pretend to be righteous. The progressive left also claims that anyone who disagrees with racial essentialism is a "racist," a word that now seems to mean "anyone who disagrees with the progressive left."

My children are mixed race, so I'm well-aware that racism still exists. But to insist as many in the progressive left do that the U.S. is as racist as it's ever been is lazy and, frankly, stupid. You can see from the comments here that people like Paul imply I'm a racist for holding the views I do and that's why I no longer identify as a "liberal." Thank goodness for people like John McWhorter and Coleman Hughes. who have helped me realize that I'm not crazy.