"how brave! how daring of all these leftists to really get out in front and face these issues."
imho, your sarcasm is well placed. leftists seem to take on a mantle of brilliance and courage whenever they embrace marxism. it is an illusion put forth and fostered by the main stream propaganda media. they are nothing but a bunch of totalitarian scu%bags who have succeeded in painting a positive picture of an evil-inspired political movement that relies on intimidation, manipulation and murder to succeed. (please excuse the expletives, but it is the only word which seems to be appropriate in describing them.) only the leftist cause of the day is allowed to be aired and blatant hypocrisy is ignored while it is attributed to others. (what a bunch of scu$bags.)
It's play-acting bravery. Leftists getting on stage in front of other leftists saying leftists things while the audience oo's and ah's, oh, how brave! So leftist! So brave!
But just try to criticize the audience while your standing up there talking to them. Then you'll see the true meaning of bravery.