And about that mythical "far left."

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Last I checked the communists weren't exactly in favor anywhere in this country. Sure, some of us would like to see a little more reasonable distribution of wealth or, at the very least, a minimum standard for those who are held under the solid weight of a culture that would just as soon pretend they didn't exist as to do anything to help them.

You know, like make sure they have decent healthcare, a chance of higher education, someplace to live, and FOOD?

I don't recall anyone on the "far left" calling for the nationalization of industry, though I'm not convinced we shouldn't SERIOUSLY consider nationalizing the oil companies. Oh, and return certain important sectors to public control. Like the prisons, for example. It's ludicrous that we have the highest percentage of our population in prison of any industrial nation, and then we allow that industry to lobby to put MORE people in prison. No, I'm pretty sure that's not just ludicrous, but criminally insane.

Other than that, the right-wing memes calling, oh, well over half the population "far left" are completely delusional. They've left any semblance of rationality far behind them. Of course, when you're teetering on the far rightward lip of the world, I suppose anyone left of Reagan looks "far" left.

Hell, even the guy they love to hate, Clinton, was somewhere about the middle of everything. Barely "leftist" at all when you get right down to it.

Some have actually started accusing Bush of being leftist, which should send us all into fits of laughter, except such startling stupidity isn't at all funny. The guy who's setting himself up to be the first right-wing dictator of the United States, actually a "leftist?" Who are they trying to kid.

Maybe if they'd glance up from worshipping their pile of ill-gotten gains, or staring over at their neighbors' with such undisguised envy and avarice, they'd actually be able to see the real world rather than the cash cow they seem to think it is.

It's like the soul of every one of them is that of a petty dragon, and not the wise, powerful kind from the east, but the greedy, soulless ones from the west--concerned only with increasing their horde and defending it from anyone who'd dare to try and take it.

It's interesting to note that the wise and beneficient dragons of the east are revered and those of the west were hunted down and killed. (As the legends go). Greed and avarice are rarely helpful in the long run.

So maybe, just maybe, every time one of these pukes reference the "far left" in public, maybe someone, anyone, could respond. "There IS no far left here, you putz! You only think so because you're hanging off the far right edge by your fingernails! If you were to go any farther right, you'd fall into oblivion." Or complete irrelevence.

As if that would be a BAD thing.