Pinging you to this thread which offers in part support for the idea of a “religious” impulse on the left . . . and a challenge to the idea that it is ultimately the desire for power that motivates the left.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2129475/posts
Also remember F.D.R. . . . 10 years of economic failure and depression did not persuade American voters that socialism (pump priming) didn’t work . . . and the left controlled Congress for 66 out of 78 years after . . .
Every generation has to learn anew the principles of sound government
Alas our educational system for the last 40 years has been markedly changing to teach social studies, GAIA, mother earth, environmental protectionism, political correctness.
As our society as a whole has accepted the licentiousness of movies, and Television programing, IE blatant sexuality as the focus, and center of life and; also demean character plus many other sources in the public arena, music, art, etc.
Our youth do not know history. World, American, or State.
We do not know what we do not know. Our education is lacking in many areas of sound critical thinking, political science, history, Geography, Science . Thus the “theory of evolution” is taught as truth. ETC.
Socialism is enslaving. Communism is enslaving. Marxism is enslaving. Totalitarianism creates tyranny.
The ELITE could care less about the individual. The ELITE all live like KINGS. The Congress is approaching this state of being ... big time. Many of them are very rich now.