[King Black Robe]

Being free of consequences IS a moral absolute. Leftists are quite authoritarian about it, too. They want this absolute value enforced by the government, imposed on our children, etc.... That's what the author is saying.

[MrB]

It's amazing how fuzzy things get when you start talking about absolutes...

The answer probably depends on which facet of leftism you're looking at.
The authoritarians can be seen one way, the "take care of me" types another. The former uses the latter to achieve power, of course.