Is your sense of self worth wrapped up in your ideological position? I would venture that it does not. Theirs does.
The people to which you refer are indeed of the "evil" type of leftist. I was referring to those who put them in power, the "sheeperals" that just want to feel good about themselves and consider themselves "good people".
Not to the extent theirs is but in a sense, yes. I believe in opportunity, freedom, and liberty. Living by that belief is one of the best things I can do for others. If I didn't believe in those things, I DO believe it would make me a bad person. I would in effect, be trying to take what belongs to another, which is an immoral act.