I like how David Limbaugh poses that concept as a question.
The “hard Left” was never on board with the American Idea, which is to allow the realization of personal ambitions and letting the incentives for growth proceed with all deliberate speed.
Piracy is not to be rewarded, but initiative should be encouraged and promoted in most every form it takes. When the internal moral compass is set to a true north, almost always the right course may be followed.
Where people get into trouble, is when they discard or ignore this internal moral compass. And the “hard Left” has discarded any and all moral compasses that have existed for ages and are based on the hard-won wisdom of history.