The unfortunate flipside of this philosophy you seem to espouse is that all it takes is to be a decent human being to be at heart a progressive. This is a common American attitude, as common as it is wrong. And a recent diary Jerome did over on kos, and in particular the virulent reaction of many kossacks to him, on charity, demonstrates the power of this misguided notion in America, and underlines its limitations.

Georg Lukács ought to be required curriculum in America.  

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