Well said.
I didn’t think there was a cure for leftism but apparently the ultra left found a way to push the moderate left away leaving them looking for a home. A gentle nudging approach, as you said, would be the way to go.
Of course there’s a big difference between the liberals of yesteryear and the Progressive/Marxist/Communist leftists of today. The old style liberalism wasn’t nearly as left. A lot were center-left. This new breed is bumping up against the far left end of the spectrum.
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