The Modern Left

A viewpoint on the motives and psychology of today's left.

It is unclear in our modern world as to what constitutes a ‘true leftist’. It is quite easy however, to identify the premise that some on the left, and some on the right as well, have shifted further towards the extreme end of their side of the political spectrum over time. This has created an increasing void between the two, and ultimately a larger divide and conflict in ideology. When discussing leftists in this post, we will mainly have in mind those who are socialists, ‘woke’, feminists, LGBT members, climate change activists, pro-choice activists, anti-individualism, and so on. Leftism cannot be attributed to a single psychology or philosophy, but rather a collection of ideologies that serve as one sociopolitical entity.

The mind of a leftist is an intriguing thought-exercise, as it is of course difficult to extrapolate and pin down the motivations and philosophies of a large set of people. Large-scale collectivism is at play in their minds, and in order to better understand the mind of a leftist in this post, let us hypothetically split modern society into two categories; ‘Oppressor’, and ‘Oppressed’.

The idea of these two hypothetical categories; oppressor and oppressed, seem to point to ideas and feelings of inferiority, lack of accountability, a 'herd mentality’, and so on. Those who identify as LGBT for example claim to be oppressed, and are hypothetically placed into the latter of the two categories, but hold the backing and support of every powerful company in the world, every Western government and NGO, the majority, if not all of the Western universities, and the overwhelming majority of the people with which they share their homeland. It is difficult to conclude from this that the LGBT group can be oppressed, in addition to the musing that they are amongst the wealthiest and most privileged peoples in the world, let alone all of human history. Furthermore, the premise that those who are homosexual, and those who think they are transgender should be grouped under one sociopolitical umbrella, is indicative of the herd mentality that was mentioned earlier - they share no resemblance to each other. It’s almost as if this group is used as an alliance against the regular man, designed to make you submit your basic morals and values. This ‘oppression’ that the LGBT group supposedly experience nowadays can simply be attributed to differing opinions, something that they will unfortunately have to encounter if they want to live in a free world.

Hypersensitivity seems to be potent in our modern society, where rational debate and discussion is binned, in favour of screeching at and smearing those who do not share your viewpoints. Ready-to-use smear terms such as “racist”, “sexist”, “bigot”, “transphobe”, “homophobe”, and the like, have been watered down because they are so often used now in an attempt to silence those who do not align with their philosophy, and they have now become insignias of differing opinions. ‘Thought crimes’, as they are eloquently put, are seemingly on the rise in the eyes of those particularly on the left. Big tech companies and platforms such as Amazon, Apple, Discord, Facebook (Meta), Google, Paypal, Spotify, Twitter, and Youtube follow suit, banning and de-platforming those who do not conform to the ideas that are spoon-fed through the media, or those who violate the purposefully-vague definitions of ‘hate speech’. Right-wing or even independent/centrist bodies such as former US President Donald Trump, Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson, news outlet Rebel News, news outlet Zerohedge, Dr Robert Malone, InfoWars host Alex Jones, podcast host Joe Rogan, psychologist Jordan Peterson, news outlet Reclaim The Net, news outlet RT, journalist Eva Vlaardingerbroek, independent news outlet The Duran, GB News contributor Neil Oliver, etc, have been smeared, censored, and/or banned in the past from various big tech platforms because they did not host or parrot the same viewpoints as those on the Western far/establishment left. Even those who identify as being on the left, including former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and independent journalist Richard Medhurst, have been censored and smeared because they did not conform to the talking points of the establishment when it came to topics like NATO and its expansion, Ukraine, COVID-19, etc.

Hypersensitivity among the modern left/society is indicative of an increasing number of internal issues that are squashed in favour of directing attention and energy towards a larger agenda. Many of those among the left side with those who they view as ‘weak’. Feminists for example, are increasingly pressed and anxious when it comes to proving that women can be as ‘strong’ as men, potentially fuelled by a fear that this may not actually be the case. This internal dilemma that some feminists may experience, may be an insight into how siding with a group is now preferred, as opposed to formulating individual opinions and analysis.

Leftists, for the most part, tend to turn their back on anything that has an image of or is portrayed as being strong, successful, etc. Western civilisation and its foundations, (white) males, an opposing quadrant or side of the political compass, etc, are the first to be blamed for the left’s own downfalls in life. These fabricated reasons that are given by some leftists, serve as a juxtaposition to their true motives. When talking about Western civilisation and its foundations, they proclaim that their dislike stems from the ‘imperialistic’, ‘sexist’, ‘colonial’, ‘racist’, ‘homophobic’ nature of the West, but when these same faults appear in socialist and left-leaning countries - like in Ukraine for example, a country getting excess love and attention from the left at the moment, where gay marriage is restricted - excuses are made and the issue is tossed to the side, joining a growing collection of topics that you are supposedly not allowed to talk about on social media. Going back to the Ukraine situation, members of the Nazi Azov Battalion and acknowledgement of its existence and true motives are labelled as ‘disinformation’ and ‘pro-Putin’ talking points, but these same deniers are more than happy to label their own countrymen as ‘domestic terrorists’ and ‘fascists’ when those people do not get on their knees for the establishment. If acknowledgement of these attributes in socialist or left-leaning countries is established by a leftist, then it is done as a passing comment, with disdain, that the point raised does not fit their image of the world, where those two hypothetical categories are supposedly reality in their minds. In contrast, they will enthusiastically point out, often with great exaggeration, when these faults appear in Western societies. The idea of the hypothetical two-category world not existing runs disproportionally against their ideology, thus highlighting the contrast in emotions and ‘bias’ when discussing the West, and the rest of the world.

Modern left-leaning ‘philosophers’ and ‘psychologists’, tend to throw reason, science, and objectivity out of the window as to affirm their false narratives and perceptions unto the world. Left-leaning social scientists, or pseudoscientists as they really should be called, of today’s age do not use the resources they have available in order to rightfully progress the concept of objective reality, but rather dedicate their work to topics such as ‘transgenderism’ and ‘gender theory’, in order to fill a void and promote a personal agenda. Modern left-leaning social scientists are not fuelled by regular motives when working in a STEM subject such as fulfilling a passion or furthering the scientific cause, but rather to fulfil personal agendas that set out on attacking truth and reality. They pick and choose which concepts to attack and smear based on their own psychological needs, and not the needs of the scientific community, which is where their priorities should be directed.

The social science viewpoints of the modern left can be attributed to trends. This is typically seen on social media, where left-abiding internet users on platforms such as Twitter, dutifully alter their bios to contain insignias of BLM, COVID-19 with the “#MasksUp” movement for example, or a Ukrainian flag in order to ‘show solidarity’. It is interesting that the modern left seem to want to side with the ‘underdog’ so much, but they never seem to give any attention to the situations in Armenia & Azerbaijan during the recent Nagorno-Karabakh War, Ethiopia, Libya, Somalia, Syria, etc. There is a simple explanation for this query as to why the modern left seem, as of right now, so concerned with Ukraine but not about any other places where there is suffering in the world: They depend on the media.

Mainstream media, particularly in the United States, are a major ally of the leftist cause. They ultimately drive the viewpoints and the mindset of the majority of the citizens who register as Democrat in the United States, or Labour/Liberal Democrat in the United Kingdom, NUPES in France, Green Party in Germany, and so on. The war in Ukraine was trendy, and thus the media coverage was at a high, and it was getting the majority of the left’s attention. Then, when the US Supreme Court rightfully overturned the unconstitutional 1973 verdict of Roe vs Wade to hand power back to the individual states when referencing abortion, the media, and those on social media, dutifully diverted all of their attention to the “crisis” of the “corrupt” Supreme Court, as if a switch was flicked and they forgot that Ukraine, and even their own economic issues as a result of their government’s policies, even existed. In the last few years, amidst all of the moral panics and distractions, we have seen the leftist mindset accelerate from peripheral to complete vision. They are driven by the media, and there seems to be a severe inability to think for themselves and formulate their own arguments.

Leftists are, for the most part, driven by emotions, and not reasoning, which explains why they are seemingly so dependant on the media and others around them to rile them up. The hypothetical two-category world is ever-present in their minds regardless of what they hear, and it will likely never change. The feelings of inferiority are prevalent, thus meaning that perceiving themselves as individually strong, is something of nightmares, as they’d become what they despise - an ‘oppressor’. For example, an IQ test, or anything equivalent to determine a person’s logical, analytical, and overall academic prowess would be a thing of discomfort for our previously defined leftist. Differing scores in this test, in their minds, would be attributed to societal failures, as opposed to the more logical explanation of self-motivation and desire to learn, or by using genetics and innate traits as an explanation. The typical leftist is inherently opposed to the premise that an individual can be ‘naturally “inferior”’, or that the person can be the cause of their own faults in life, thus, society as a whole are blamed, or more specifically, the ‘oppressor’ category. The two-category world would hypothetically posit that each person is (naturally) exactly the same, overtly identical, but that the differences between us are attributed to the ‘discrimination’, ‘oppression’, and ‘suppression’ carried out by another group.

This of course, is not reality, but more fittingly attributed to fantasy - a desire and willingness to be classed as oppressed, as to lay the blame on others and society as a whole for their own failures and downturns in life.