A Defense of the Left
T he left is made up of people who seek a world that lacks oppression and meets basic needs, a world with equity and that values human dignity. Within that framework there are huge philosophical and tactical differences that keep the left apart and divided. One thing that unites the American left at this point is the fact that republicans have taken control of government and their agenda threatens the principles the left belives in. W ith the aid of powerful financial benefactors, and coordinated grass roots mass movements, the right has succeeded in framing the American left to be as bad as its most irrational, aggressive members. It has succeeded in creating a wide-spread belief that the left is anti-Christian and cosmopolitan elitist. The right would have you believe 1. that the left is nothing but irrational and excessive idealogue filled with hate, e.g. the SJW extremists and Marxist culture narratives. 2. that the left is the true establishment, the cultural elites that have ...