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  • A Letter to the American Left

    02/13/2006 6:35:54 AM PST · by Valin · 66 replies · 1,978+ views
    The Nation ^ | 2/27/06 | Bernard-Henri Lévy
    Translated from the original French by Charlotte Mandell. Nothing made a more lasting impression during my journey through America than the semi-comatose state in which I found the American left. I know, of course, that the term "left" does not have the same meaning and ramifications here that it does in France. And I cannot count how many times I was told there has never been an authentic "left" in the United States, in the European sense. But at the end of the day, my progressive friends, you may coin ideas in whichever way you like. The fact is: You...