LEFT WING EXTREMISM

Joe Klein, a very influential political essayist for such publications as TIME magazine and the New Yorker, as well as the author of "Primary Colors", an "anonymous" best seller, he later admitted writing, has published his definition of a "left wing extremist." Interesting reading. Thanks to "Talking Points Memo" blog for bringing this about. They are linked below, and I would whole heartedly recommend you visit the blog daily, it is fast becoming one of the most important avenues for the news (and the truth) out there in the blogosphere, in my opinion.

A left-wing extremist exhibits many, but not necessarily all, of the following attributes:
--believes the United States is a fundamentally negative force in the world.
--believes that American imperialism is the primary cause of Islamic radicalism.
--believes that the decision to go to war in Iraq was not an individual case of monumental stupidity, but a consequence of America’s fundamental imperialistic nature.
--tends to blame America for the failures of others—i.e. the failure of our NATO allies to fulfill their responsibilities in Afghanistan.
--doesn’t believe that capitalism, carefully regulated and progressively taxed, is the best liberal idea in human history.
--believes American society is fundamentally unfair (as opposed to having unfair aspects that need improvement).
--believes that eternal problems like crime and poverty are the primarily the fault of society.
--believes that America isn’t really a democracy.
--believes that corporations are fundamentally evil.
--believes in a corporate conspiracy that controls the world.
--is intolerant of good ideas when they come from conservative sources.
--dismissively mocks people of faith, especially those who are opposed to abortion and gay marriage.
--regularly uses harsh, vulgar, intolerant language to attack moderates or conservatives.

You can read more of Mr. Klein's article in the blog "Talking Points Memo", linked below.
I read it everyday, and I hope you will as well.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth
/2007/03/joe_klein_defin.php