Back at ya.
Yes, they do, invariably, take the opposite side to American/Western civ, in all cases.
But, this is actually due to my assertion that the left despises the idea of making judgements, as their behavior would ultimately be judged.
Since Western civ, demonstrably, has a positive outcome, and, in their worldview, all cultures MUST be equal (to avoid judgements), it must be that Western Civ somehow is oppressing other cultures, and they must side with the oppressed and against the oppressors.
Here’s a great lecture by Evan Sayett on the topic:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2006-46%2CGGLJ%3Aen&q=regurgitating+the+apple
I disagree. You are, no doubt, correct in theory. In practice the Left is highly judgmental.
It's just that their judgment somehow invariably winds up finding that their own society is the fount of all evil in the world. The neat thing, for them, is that the very act of denunciation of their own society sets them apart from that society and so therefore they are not included in the denunciation.
True Leftists aren't really much interested in any of the "causes" they champion: women, workers, the environment, indigenous peoples, endangered species, people of color, etc.. Except to the extent these causes function as a convenient club for attacking western society.
For instance, African-American studies (or African history, for that matter) is actually no such thing. It is the study of the oppression of Africans and African-Americans by whitey. They have very little interest in any other aspects of the history of these peoples.
IMHO, you will never understand Leftism until you fully comprehend that feminism, multi-culturalism, Marxism, environmentalism, and all the other multifarious fellow traveling causes have very little to do with creating their antagonism towards our society. The antagonism came first and is central. The cause to which the antagonism is attached is primarily a rationalization for the antagonism, and is thus easily dropped for another rationalization without breaking stride whenever that is convenient.