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Studio007's avatar

"They believe that justice is achieved by tearing the existing world down. They have no interest in building anything to replace it." This line sums up the entire issue today. I'm a 4th Gen Californian and a boomer in the art world. The space where most people would consider "free thinkers" exist. No, it's just the opposite. The left wing is committed to their narrative and they do not "why". They don't read anything outside of the NYT, WAPO space. It is idolatry that knows no bounds. It is fueled by anger and rage that they cannot describe and will not discuss. Thank you, Leighton for stating the obvious in historically cohesive article. It will be shared.

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BeantownAl's avatar

Great piece.

I don't think there could be any more ironic manifestation of US Exceptionalism than the emergence of the New Left and the longevity of its descendants. Anti-collectivist/anti-materialist leftism is the sort of silliness you get to indulge in when all you've ever really known is imperialistic privilege, I guess.

A couple years ago I had the opportunity to talk to some folks who lived in Allende-era Chile and it's safe to say that they find the current USA leftism utterly bewildering.

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