I lean alot harder left than you and today's left terrifies me as well. They are nothing so much as fundamentalists. They are so convicted they have the right answers that they excuse all poor and destructive behavior. They literally are an inquisition in every way excepting the bloodshed. They won't kill. But they will maim and destroy …
I lean alot harder left than you and today's left terrifies me as well. They are nothing so much as fundamentalists. They are so convicted they have the right answers that they excuse all poor and destructive behavior. They literally are an inquisition in every way excepting the bloodshed. They won't kill. But they will maim and destroy people's reputations and livelihoods and familial relationships. They are are out for revenge and rectification of past social injustices and are employing a horrible black hole of self-righteousness along with language policing as their main weapon.
I fear them as I never feared the right. At least Xtianity has the concept of tolerance (turn the other cheek) and redemption (love thine enemy as thyself), both of which tend to soften most of the extreme behavior - not all - they have their nutcases as well - but not in the numbers we are seeing with the current regressive left - so they aren't quite so destructive.
I am deeply angry about this turn of events, but I try to just focus on creating my own reality and maintaining benefit of the doubt for the individuals I interact with so I don't get too bitter.
I lean alot harder left than you and today's left terrifies me as well. They are nothing so much as fundamentalists. They are so convicted they have the right answers that they excuse all poor and destructive behavior. They literally are an inquisition in every way excepting the bloodshed. They won't kill. But they will maim and destroy people's reputations and livelihoods and familial relationships. They are are out for revenge and rectification of past social injustices and are employing a horrible black hole of self-righteousness along with language policing as their main weapon.
I fear them as I never feared the right. At least Xtianity has the concept of tolerance (turn the other cheek) and redemption (love thine enemy as thyself), both of which tend to soften most of the extreme behavior - not all - they have their nutcases as well - but not in the numbers we are seeing with the current regressive left - so they aren't quite so destructive.
I am deeply angry about this turn of events, but I try to just focus on creating my own reality and maintaining benefit of the doubt for the individuals I interact with so I don't get too bitter.