What is it with Leftists that absolutely everything simply must have a harsh political component to it? There is nothing that they think, do, or say that does not include a political calculus. It is almost pathological.
Most ordinary conservative people want to lead a simple life and be left alone. Leftists must plaster their cars with bumper stickers that forever proselytize. They must wear hats and shirts and everything else to ensure that everyone around them is fully aware of their political inclinations. This is just flat-out weird.
“What is it with Leftists that absolutely everything simply must have a harsh political component to it?”
Rereading Thomas Sowell’s “Vision of the Anointed” right now. Among other points Sowell makes is that Leftists consider their politics the seat of their morality. If you don’t have a personal code of morality and try to live up to it, you seek substitutes. Politics plays into this because it doesn’t cramp your personal immorality while giving you the shield of a “good” person. Therefore, these people cloak themselves in politics to avoid honest self-examination and a cramped lifestyle.