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July 29, 2013

The whole left-wing ideology, scientific and Utopian,

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was evolved by people who had no immediate prospect of attaining power. It was, therefore, an extremist ideology,
utterly contemptuous of kings, governments, laws, prisons, police forces, armies, flags, frontiers, patriotism, religion, conventional morality, and, in fact, the whole existing scheme of things. Until well within living memory the forces of the Left in all countries were fighting against a tyranny which appeared to be invincible, and it was easy to assume that if only THAT particular tyranny–capitalism–could be overthrown, Socialism would follow. Moreover, the Left had inherited from Liberalism certain distinctly questionable beliefs, such as the belief that the truth will prevail and persecution defeats itself, or that man is naturally good and is only corrupted by his environment. Fifty Orwell Essays

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 29, 2013 11:26 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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That man is naturally good. That is the difference between the humanists who are looking for utopia on earth and the Christians and Jews who know we are fallen creatures.

Posted by: indyjonesouthere at July 29, 2013 3:03 PM

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