leftism, activism and bof

I found the following on an academic website which I thought I would share:


What IS Leftism?

In good academic style I start with a definition: The first thing to say is that Leftism is emotional. The second is to say that the emotion is negative and the third thing to say is that the negative emotion (anger/hate/rage) is directed at the world about the Leftist, at the status quo if you like. The Leftist is nothing if he is not a critic, though usually a very poorly-informed critic. And the criticisms are both pervasive and deeply felt.

Orwell of course understood Leftism exceptionally well so it is revealing that in 1943 he wrote an essay called "Can Socialists Be Happy?" His answer is that they can't even imagine it.

The problem with all this is when leftism infiltrates the conservative government and emotive policy is then adopted with no regard to fact or science.

*shakes head*