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“It’s been a looonngg time since I studied Plato, but as I recall he believed in realities so objective we couldn’t even comprehend them directly.”

Actually Post Modernism is a form of Sophistry that both Plato and Aristotle were trying to combat.

When “the narrative” becomes the only reality then you have lost any form of objective truth either through revelation (Plato) or by observation (Aristotle)

The left is about words, feelings and intentions that are not associated with action or results. I say the words “I am for helping the poor”. My words make me feel better about myself. The words are true because my intentions are good so I cannot be judged by the results of the actions set in motion by my words.

The fact that my words lead to acts which make the poor worse off in almost every demonstrable way is irrelevant because I had good intentions.

The left is simply the form Sophistry takes in the current age. It is based upon argument, statement and ideology that are not tied to actuality. That is why the Left MUST control the vocabulary and are consistently against Free Speech.

The horror is that when good intention become the guidepost to action not some form of ethical absolute then Leftist quickly devolve into rather thorough going Sadist because Sadism can be boiled down the statement “I is right to do because I can do it.”

At least that is my opinion

“I say the words “I am for helping the poor”. My words make me feel better about myself. The words are true because my intentions are good so I cannot be judged by the results of the actions set in motion by my words.”

That is an excellent point and illustrates how when their ideas inevitably fail when put into practice, they call for more of the poison that got us there in the first place. They believe that taking from the rich and giving to the poor should work even though, as Margaret Thatcher pointed out, all it does is make the poor poorer in the process of making the rich less rich.

And, as I explained in the OP, they maintain that the reason that their policies didn’t work is because “reactionaries” were undermining them with negative rhetoric [and hence, negative thoughts]. This is why Leftist politicians continue campaigning even after in office; they are trying to win people over into believing in their vision of Utopia so it will work.

Bottom line, there is no reasoning with a Leftist, so don’t blame yourself if you don’t get through to them. Their entire mode of thinking is askew from reality.