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It is true that polite Fabian type socilist are quite capable of rationalising hideous activities by political groups designated as 'progressive' that is wishing to progress towards state ownership of the means of production.
However, in the Viet-Nam War era it was clear that many leftists were possessed of a kind of hate filled malice towards the larger society they lived in. This was no where more marked than in their personal attitudes towards US military personnel. Soldiers were viewed as basically subhuman. I personally encountered this attitude and the way constant defamation of uniformed personnel eventually had the effect of creating a contemptuous attitude towards members of the armed forces in the larger society. I am not saying this is going to happen in the Iraq insurgency but I do think as we stay the course the left liberals through their influence in the media are going to start trying to taint the image of military people as poor, stupid, and frequently vicious.