Author: Ben R. Furman
Publication: Frontpage
Date: February 27, 2009
URL: http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=90C2C354-2149-4D79-9AC0-E803D0006934
United In Hate -- The Left's Romance With
Tyranny and Terror is a book that examines the seamy underbelly of the radical
Left which considers Western society and its values an anathema. Dr. Jamie
Glazov, the Editor of FrontPage Magazine, methodically details the causational
factors that have lead modern Leftists to adhere to the death and destruction
mantra of tyrannical Islamic Jihadists.
The Twin Towers are destroyed, 2973 people
die in the attack and the radical Left cheers; the war in Iraq is won and
the Left expels a disgusted sigh; totalitarian thugs kill innocent millions
that the Left justifies as a "cleansing" required to forge a utopian
society; suicidal Jihadists shred shoppers in malls with nail bombs and are
excused by the Left as door-matted victims striking back at their oppressors;
women are vilified, stoned, mutilated and killed by radical Muslims as Leftist
feminists remain silent, save here in America where they rail mightily against
a country club that's denied membership to a female executive.
What draws Leftists moth-like toward the annihilating
fires of unbridled totalitarianism, or drives them to slavishly worship at
the feet of dictators that kick them to the curb when they are considered
no longer useful? Why does the Left cleave to a radical Islamic terrorism
that vows to destroy all non-believers, including them? Dr. Glazov answers
these and other "head scratching" questions in a court-ready presentation
of the Left's mindset that will make forensic psychologists proud.
The Left's hatred and rejection of Western
civilization, its freedoms and values, begins with an acute sense of alienation
from it, and unable to "fit in" the Left believes radical societal
change, regardless of the consequences, is necessary. After all it's the West's
fault that the Left has no sense of purpose or direction. Although the Left
vehemently argues against this premise, its words and actions prove Dr. Glazov's
case.
The ideological descendents of the communist/progressive
Left that spent its capital hoping the West would lose the Cold War to the
Soviet Union are today's leftist core. Based on their hatred for the United
States, the Left has forged a symbiotic relationship with radical Islam, whose
hatred for America equals theirs. Both make it clear that they consider Western
civilization evil and unworthy of preservation. Violent revolution is the
Left's path to change; the Jihadists' follow the path of war and annilation.
Some might think Dr. Glazov has taken a wrong
turn in his analysis of the radical Left's agenda and beliefs. If so, they
should read the scurrilous quotes of Michael Moore extolling the virtues of
the "Iraqi freedom fighters," or Ward Churchill's and Jeremiah Wright's
crowing after 9/11 that "America's chickens have come home to roost."
Or, they should examine the genuflexing before the world's tyrants by the
likes of Jimmy Carter, Sean Penn and Tom Hayden. Dr. Glazov's take on the
radical Left is correct and as sharp as a tightly focused laser.
Should the book cause even one radical Leftist
to re-examine his or her contorted beliefs and return from the "dark
side," Dr. Glazov's efforts will be a resounding success. A great thought
provoking read!
