There’s no ‘left’ in America anymore


The American left is a phantom, says Chris Hedges in Truthdig, and its absence is hurting us.  “As long as the liberal class speaks in the dead voice of moderation it will continue to fuel the right-wing backlash,” Hedges warns.

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John de Rosier

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  1. rh says:

    Really? Apparently he hasn’t read the op-ed page of just about every major newspaper in the country, been to just about any insitituiton of higher education, or watched any popular TV show (Family Guy, comedy channel, etc.). If the right moves away from moderation, it’s right wing extremism. Hedges now tells us that extremism is preferred over meoderation…as long as it’s in the preferred direction.

  2. iknowtruthismine says:

    Everything to the left of clenched butted doctrinaire inflexible Right-wing ideology is perceived as being “leftist” by people who think their dogmatic blue-nosed lunatic fringe perceptions are the norm. Just take a look at what these clowns think is “fair and balanced” to get an idea of what the headband of their helmets are made of.