I define Patriotism for Americans as not just love of and pride in America, but a recognition of the moral superiority of a Republic that protects the rights of individuals through rule of law and a society that expressly advocates individual freedom as being of the highest import. As such I think a patriot, no matter what their political leanings, would embrace “American” values including peaceful protests and lively public debate, but also American traditions and culture.

Liberalism, Classical and otherwise, is a part of our rich American tradition but Marxism is not. Unfortunately Marxism, or Neo-Marxism really, has made deep inroads into the American left via academia and various activist movements. The result of this inflitration is the loss of a balanced debate in this country with patriotic liberals which would only make us better, to be replaced with a “culture war” that will soon turn to bloodshed.

David Mamet is the last in a line of former left leaning thinkers who were pushed from the Democratic party by the increasingly anti-American and nihilistic politics of The New Left, which is little more than warmed over communism sprinkled with identity politics and driven by wealthy special interests. Dennis Miller, Evan Sayet and Tammy Bruce are all high profile examples of the same phenomenon and I’m sure they won’t be the last.

Not when you take an inventory of modern leftism and the actions of it’s adherents:

Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern was busted dealing with Marxist Narco-terror insurgency F.A.R.C. who are attempting to overthrow the elected government of Columbia. F.A.R.C. has recently blown up an oil pipeline in Columbia and is taking cash from Venezuela and Iran. Oh, yeah they may be working on a dirty bomb they intend to detonate in the United States. Way to stand up for freedom McGovern.

Skye of Midnight Blue, a woman blogger who I have yet to link to though I’ve followed her blog for a few weeks now, was attacked by a MALE anti-war protester who took exception to her supporting the troops. Melanie Morgan has the dirt straight from Skye’s mouth:

Saturday around 12:10 PM, a member of the Chester County Peace Movement (CCPM) slapped a woman twice ( that would be me) who was videotaping an exchange between the two opposing groups. Police were called and an officer arrived at 12:15 PM and announced to the crowd that he was conducting an investigation.

The CCPM member was pointed out to police and the officer told the man to come forward and the man refused. The guy was totally uncooperative, belligerent and would not go with the officer. When he shoved the officer, the officer’s partner took him to the ground to be handcuffed. The guy continued to resist while on the ground and the peace movement folks surrounded the officers, some as close as a foot or so awa.

None of those people were upset in the least at the wanton assault of a woman by a man. They were more concerned about their fellow “peace protester” who just so happens to like hitting women. Oh, and resisting arrest:

The police were called and arrived within 5 minutes and announced to the crowd that they were conducting an investigation. Witnesses pointed out the man that had slapped the Citizen Journalist and when the police told him to come forward, the man became belligerent and uncooperative and refused.

The police approached him and the man, then, physically pushed the officer which resulted in the officer’s partner tackling him to the ground to be handcuffed, where the man continue to struggle. Members of CCPM surrounded the police officers while this was happening.

There are reports that another man was also arrested when he refused to back away from the police. Michelle Malkin has more on this disgusting story. So much for the peace movement!

Speaking of violent protesters, not only are anarchists planning riots for the DNC convention in Colorado but now another leftist group dedicated to protesting the upcoming Republican convention has circulated a press release claiming that it’s purchasing tasers for all their members. Say Anything explains why this is a bad idea and will lead to the wholesale slaughter of the protesters:

Someone should have done a little research and really, really should think this through before they decide to point a taser at a police officer. Why? Simple, really.

Because there is a little thing in law enforcement called the “force continuum”. It basically establishes a pyramid for the use of force by an officer. If someone verbally resists, you raise your voice. If he balls up his fists you can take him to the ground. If he hits you or tries to hit you, you can pepper spray or taser him. In other words the officer escalates to the next level of force ABOVE what the suspect is using. And here’s the part they obviously haven’t thought through:

Point a tazer at an officer and he or she has every legal right to shoot you on the spot.

No police officer is going to allow himself to be disabled – and possibly disarmed – by a taser wielding protester. Using a tazer on an officer rises to the level of justifying the use of deadly force on the officer’s part. Will they? Maybe, maybe not. Can they? Absolutely.

It’s almost as if the radicals in charge want their fellows to be shot…

Did you hear about the hilarious post about John McCain’s teeth that Soros paid hit troll Molly Priesmayer wrote at Minnasota Monitor? You know, the teeth the Viet Cong kicked in? It was lefty humor at its absolute best.

Huffpo as usual has kept it classy for Easter week. Why would anyone question their patriotism?

Blackfive: The left has no heroes. Lefty parents banded together to keep soldiers from speaking at their school even though the soldiers promised not to talk politics or recruit, only talk about their experiences serving their country.

None of the above are actions that bespeak an embrace of American values. The New Left isn’t interested in robust civic discourse, only violence and anarchy. They’re incapable of honoring those who sacrifice for our nation because they believe our nation is essentially evil.

The New Left isn’t interested in “progressive change” for our nation, but destroying America. That’s why their protests turn violent, that’s why their discourse is so vile. They hate America and more importantly Americans, and thus can never be patriots.

How far gone is the modern left, Mike Gravel just switched to the Libertarian Party. The former Democrat could have joined the Green Party but instead he went to a party to the right of him on many positions. Why?

Could it be that modern leftism is driving away even old fashioned lefties?

The difference between the New Left and Mike Gravel is that Gravel actually loves this country. We may disagree on many subjects but I suspect he wants what he thinks is best for America, while the modern leftist wants America to suffer and fall.

So I question the patriotism of these new revolutionaries, apparently so does Mike Gravel, and frankly you should too.