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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I couldn't agree with you less.
The most common reason why people are left-leaning is that they think left-leaning policies are moral ones. The chief argument against the other side isn't that their policies are flawed. It's that they're bigots, warmongers and fearmongers who want to oppress women and control their bodies, don't care about poor people, and just want to hoard wealth for the people who already have too much and need to "pay their fair share".
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Absolutely. The last 15 years or so have seen the North American left transform from a movement largely interested in economic egalitarianism to one motivated passionately by moral distinctions. As traditional religion has retreated among the young and educated, many have embraced a different kind of moral program, and revived the tried and true habits of signalling virtue, condemning the wicked, and using shame to enforce conformity.
Ensuring public services are accessible, efficient, and sustainable doesn't arouse anything close to the enthusiasm among the new left as a good old-fashioned moral crusade.