Old Days Gone


Much of this has to do with the fact that the ‘Old’ left was young, and consequently lacked power; whereas the ‘Modern’ left is old, and has become possessed of all the power of the institutions. 

3 comments:

Dad29 said...

Note well: the New Left did NOT cancel 'free love.'

There's a reason for that. Ask Aristotle about the strength gained from self-control, and how that makes for a stronger polity.

Grim said...

Yes, Aristotle has a lot to say about that.

You’re right that ‘free love,’ far from being cancelled, has expanded into realms unimagined.

E Hines said...

the New Left did NOT cancel 'free love.'

Indeed. It was too often used as an excuse for coerced sex or outright rape--"What's wrong wit' choo? Ain't you liberated?"

Eric Hines