“Pride goes before the fall.” The “progressive” left fails so spectacularly because they believe themselves to be some kind of superior, super-enlightened beings, when most of them are blithering idiots. Because of this, they completely lack self-awareness and bristle at anyone else who tries to point out the error of their beliefs. Their constant pushing of “Pride”, even devoting an entire month to celebrating it, is the perfect ironic representation of their demented foolishness.
The ruling elite are the modern equivalent of the decadent French aristocracy in 18th Century France or perhaps the Aztec rulers before the arrival of Cortes. They are decadent and depraved, and these attributes are dominant. Xi, Putin, and other foreign enemies are well aware of the fatally weak American and Western ruling classes.