Perhaps your leftist relatives are different than mine. The ones I know are shallow, selfish, spoiled brats.
Hmmmm. The shoe fits pretty well. Mine call themselves 'true pacifists'. I once asked one of them 'if a man were assaulting your daughter, wouldn't you try to kill him?' and she said 'no'. I then said, 'Gosh, then I hope I'm around if any man ever tries to assault her'. I would not hesitate to protect my loved ones.