Sorry, didn't complete the thought in the previous message...
So, Western leftists, even if they aren't presently willing to go so far themselves, will always experience a thrilling identification with active nihilists, those who actually set about sweeping away the existing order. In the sixties they called it "radical chic": Middle class American leftists thrilling over airplane hijackers and murdering Black Panthers. They just can't help it.
Just a bunch of ignorant tribesmen.