No surprises here. The Left actively supported Communism, which would have wiped out individual rights upon gaining power. That's because, in my opinion, the Left simply doesn't believe in individual rights at all. Group interests, certainly, starting with the "workers" and continuing through "minorities" and "women." The inevitable flow of history, yes. Their own destiny as the elites who will determine equality in society and establish a better world for "children and other living things." But individual rights? Not in their playbook. Now the Left tacitly supports terrorists because their interests are the same - the destruction of the "bourgeouis state" as exemplified by the United States. Once the destruction of the United States takes place, then the elites can take control here and deal with the disorganized and undergunned Islamists whose minds are clouded by the "opiate" of religion. Think of Lenin and his phrase "useful idiots." The great Leftist revolutions have one common thread - social and political chaos first, then a grab for control. Osama is their ally, so to speak. Not that they would admit it. Anything that leads to social decay will do - which is why so many Leftists pine away for a world ruined by global warming or environmental disaster. Like I said, no surprises here.
Liberals think that Islamists are useful idiots.
Islamists think the same thing about liberals.
Only one group is prepared to act though.