Topic: Why Won't America Embrace The Left?

[trapeze]

Plenty of material for discussion in this Salon interview of Michael Kazin, author of "American Dreamers."

My main takeaway from it is that leftism is, as I have known for a few years now, more of a (false) religion than a philosophy because of its adherents refusal to deal with reality.

The civil rights movement transformed both American society and the American soul. But, if you compare the accomplishments of the American left to those of other parts of the world, like Western Europe, its record is remarkably dismal, with a surprising lack of real political and social impact.

[IronDioPriest]

The civil rights movement transformed both American society and the American soul. But, if you compare the accomplishments of the American left to those of other parts of the world, like Western Europe, its record is remarkably dismal, with a surprising lack of real political and social impact.

Geez, now I wonder WHY the Left has been unable to steamroll its will upon the citizenry here in the US as opposed to the proliferation of Leftism across Western Europe.

 

Oh, yeah... Well, there IS THAT little inconvenience, isn't there you insipid Leftist?

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[Pandora]

Much of America has embraced leftists ideas without realizing that's what they are, to wit: even conservatives who champion radical egalitarianism -- "equal" rights for all, even if some of the "all" are using our institutions against us.

Privately, King called himself a Democratic Socialist and wanted a much more profound redistribution of wealth.

In my opinion, that's the only thing he got right.

[RickZ]

Geez, now I wonder WHY the Left has been unable to steamroll its will upon the citizenry here in the US as opposed to the proliferation of Leftism across Western Europe.

 

Think no more:  The 2nd Amendment.  When you defang a populace, lefties win.  That's why we have Operation Fast and Furious/Gunrunner, which is a blatant attempt by the proglodytes in power to throw out the 2nd Amendment through a government-manufactured international 'crisis'.

There was a YouTube clip I saw some time ago about gun laws, with interviews of those from the UK, Australia and Canada.  To a person, they all said the worst thing their people ever did was to meakly hand over their weapons.  There warning to Americans was a stark, 'don't do what we allowed to happen'.

[charlesoakwood]

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Privately, King called himself a Democratic Socialist and wanted a much more profound redistribution of wealth.

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[LadyVirginia]

Why won't America embrace the left?  Because whether most people realize it or not America's founding documents codified the idea of natural law and allowed them to live it out thus coloring our history and expectations. 

[Libertas]

As always, the Left has to trick their way into power...



...we just have to make sure they get out before the transformation is complete...



...resistance in the face of this evil is never futile!

[Sectionhand]

Most Americans resist willfull self-abuse . It would be like cheerfully making yourself vomit .

[Libertas]

Most Americans resist willfull self-abuse . It would be like cheerfully making yourself vomit .

And that's hard to do even if you aren't sober!