> I don't think Alterman ever implied that leftists share the Taliban's
> disdain for things like civil liberties, social justice struggles, etc.
> etc.
> That some leftists may hate America as surely as some right wingers do
> hardly seems controversial.
>
>
>From Eric Alterman's "Patriot Games" Nation Article October 29 2001
Of course, not everyone on the left concurs. While many nonpatriots share an idealistic
belief in a kind of cosmopolitan, humanist internationalism, some--like Jerry Falwell and
Pat Robertson on the right--really do hate this country. These leftists find nothing to admire
in its magnificent Constitution; its fitful history of struggle toward greater freedom for
women, minorities and other historically oppressed groups; and its values, however
imperfectly or hypocritically manifested in everyday life. This became obvious in a few of
the immediate reactions we heard in the wake of September 11. How could anyone say
with certainty why we were attacked when we couldn't be sure who attacked us? All they
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