Leftists Shalt Not Covet

A serious flaw in even the most intelligent critics of equalitarianism/socialism/communism is accepting that the more hard-core a progressive is, the deeper is his comprehension and conviction as to the equalitarian agendas. And that this pureness of motivation differs the hard- core socialist from the brain-washed or opportunist fringe adherents, paternally referred to by N. Lenin as the "useful idiots". 


Simply, and less dramatically put, it is far more likely that the driving motivation behind the hard-core leftist is truly just envy. Envy hides in a multitude of forms and expressions. Envy is a basic human emotion, it is not a validity of pure intellectual motivation. 


There is the envy of our Anglo-American  civilization or Western Culture and especially of the innate qualities of mind and character which built it. This envy morphs into a strong drive to denigrate its sources and to believe that its wealth and benefits must be dispensed to those less fortunate. 


There is the envy among academicians and intellectuals who instinctively resent the rewards and recognition of successful industrial, private enterprise. They are well aware that the qualities of leadership, courage and the ability to face reality in dealing with things are quite rare among them. They envy, thus denigrate, the man who is responsible for getting things done in spite of ruthless economic and natural obstacles. And yet they must begrudgingly accept that his achievements are the only source from which the leftist can "share the wealth" with others.


There are very few men in the hard-core left who have built their own fortunes. However even these individuals can be blinded into becoming useful idiots and even more likely are those whose fortunes are inherited. And if the society is a rich one with large accumulations of wealth from past accomplishments, the leftist is unfettered. His dispensing of seemingly endless funds of wealth allows him unbridled popularity and following with the masses. More and more useful idiots join the leftist ranks as they intellectualize discarding of the previous morality and truths. 


Slowly, by degrees, the irreversible damage of the leftist trend becomes apparent to some. The national heritage, built upon ideals and principles and experience of many years of  building and controlling a free society, slowly erodes away. Only at the last gasp of freedom and stability is it discovered that a civilization has been destroyed.