The Modern Left: Stuck in the 1970s
By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in General PoliticsWhile the modern left has many valid critiques of our government, leftist leaders and writers often seem disconnected from the realities of the modern world, willfully ignoring the very real threats and challenges we currently face. I often find myself in the odd position of agreeing with what the left has to say but strongly disagreeing with why they say it.
The problem? I think much of the left’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s and is in severe need of change.
Read my thoughts over at Maverick Views
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February 21st, 2006 at 4:02 pm
Austin Bay agrees with you, although he (and the essayist he quotes) thinks you’re a couple of years off.
February 21st, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Francis Fukuyama argues that the neocons are in fact Leninist in means. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/magazine/neo.html
This is absolutely superb analysis by someone with a firm grasp on intellectual/ideological history.
February 22nd, 2006 at 3:38 pm
As a modern-leftist who was not born until ‘77, I can tell you that maybe the answer is that more people around my age and younger will bring in an updated view that considers the world as it is today and not ‘74 simply because we have no memory of those times. Although I think the parallels between now and then are undeniable, I certainly don’t think in those terms because I wasn’t around “back then.” What happened with Vietnam and Nixon can only be colorfully illustrated to me by my parents or the history books, and that makes it less likely to stick in my brain for me to equate it to the troubles of today.