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In reply to the discussion: How the extreme left gave us Nixon, Bush and now Trump [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)have a right to their opinions. What's important is that we all realize that we usually overall have very different opinions, very different principles, very different goals, and very different ideas of what means are acceptable in pursuing our goals. Some overlap but...ultimately different.
And especially that we realize the illiberal left normally opposes liberals and the dominant left-wing party, the Democratic Party. There's this silly notion that they are just a variation of liberals who will abandon their passion for "revolution," for a separate party, for purging and taking control of the already large, powerful Democratic Party away from its liberal and conservative members--and will instead support Democratic candidates if only spoken to nicely. Not!
We can agree on that, right?