In contrast, secular leftists seldom try to encourage someone to believe in socialism or anarchism, or to accept either or any other way as the way to go, aside from anachronistic ML groups perfunctorily selling (or giving away) their papers at this or that demonstration, sometimes to the annoyance of other demonstrators and clean-up workers. The evangelical spirit is lacking on the Left. Or perhaps we on the Left are unsure of our faith to begin with, so we don't recommend it to others, or we fear rejections, repercussions, etc., still victims of the legacy of the Red Purge. For most on the Left, our secular religion is a "private matter" in much of our lives.
> The percentage of Americans who say they have had a born-again
> experience, leading to a commitment to Jesus Christ, has increased
> significantly now compared to when this question was last asked in
> the late 1970s and early 1980s. From 1976 to 1984, an average of 37%
> of Americans claimed to have had such an experience. In 2005, 48% of
> adults -- nearly half the population -- say they have been born again.
How many Americans would say that they have had a born-again experience, leading to a commitment to socialism or anarchism, through their participation in strikes, union organizing, pro-choice rallies, anti-war demonstrations, environmentalist organizing, etc.? -- Yoshie