Reply #19: the left failed because

[tocqueville]

they are not credible, not because they "embraced neo-liberalism". The European left has always mainly been social-democratic, except in France where it was communistic. Social-democracy has always embraced capitalism but want to regulate it. The problem is that the conservatives have recently embraced social-democratic policies, thus leaving the traditional left in a vaccuum. So as singing the "Internationale" doesn't create jobs, the traditional lefties have been screwed.