"As has been abundantly shown in this thread, most (not all) leftists scornfully dismiss individualism."
Anyone in the Newcastle, UK, area on Thursday night can see me and Ray Tallis debating biological determinist Rita Carter on this very subject:
Whatever Happened to the Subject?
http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/WHSubject.html
Or read my book 'The "Death of the Subject" Explained'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0863399665/ref=ase_thegreatdebat-21/202-2467819-7264659