We tend to believe our political Left hating the U.S. is a peculiarly American shortcoming. While I'm sorry our British cousins are similarly afflicted, it is something of a relief to read a Telegraph (U.K.) story which complains about their Left hating Britain. Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.
Does this whole Left-hate-your-country thing date back to pre-WW II Reds seeking an end to nation states via the Communist Internationale? Is it the result of the Left's perpetual dissatisfaction with the status quo, wherever it is found? Or is it often, as I suspect, displaced self-loathing?
Whatever the cause or origin, it is extremely tiresome, as are its practitioners. I remember first becoming aware of it during the Vietnam War protests. That war ended in 1973, 41 years ago, but the Left hating the U.S. goes on forever, almost as strong today as it was then.
Country hate does tend to explain the Left's infatuation with radical Islam. Both despise the Great Satan (U.S.) and the enemy-of-my-enemy phenomenon can paper over many differences.
