[driftless]

One thing omitted in this largely excellent article is the fact that neanderthal leftism is so inculcated in many Europeans (and American leftists as well), that many of these nuts are for NO!!! economic growth whatsoever. There are large amounts of lefties who believe that the unibomber life-style is the way to go. They'd have us all living in mud huts eating discarded tree-bark.

A great many lefties are positively economic-wise anti-growth. That is one large reason why they hate capitalism. Capitalism and free-markets mean growth. If everyone who wants a job has one, then what would they need lefties for? That is why lefties hate capitalism. Since lefties are for more control over peoples lives, ergo they are for more government.

[NZerFromHK]

You do have a point - I remember university leftists tend to be extremely post-modern and anti-economic growth types. Rosseau's noble savage seem to be the goal they are striving for.

In fact using this lens as a reference the Clintons and John Kerry and Co are remarkably right-wing. Rush Limbaugh? He could well have come from another planet. (Mars vs Venus) The type of academic leftism never gets enough votes in real-life - I suspect for leftists active in politics, even the true red ones like Dennis Kucinich, either know the noble savage idea is BS, or he well knowes this won't get him elected so he hides thsi real thing behind the "moderate" posteurings.