Now, when I was younger and more libertarian in thought, I thought Conservativism and Leftism were political postures. I thought politics included mutual compromise for mutual benefit.

Since 9/11, all that smoke has been blown out of my eyes. Leftism is not a political posture. It is a cross between a mental disease and a death-cult. The only way to prevent Churches from being sued under antidiscrimination laws, or to keep clerks issuing marriage licenses out of jail, is to prevent gay marriage. The only way to prevent gay marriage is to keep the anti-sodomy laws on the books.

The barbarian is either at your feet or at your throat. If the Left were civilized, they would be willing and able to live in peaceful mutual respect and mutual toleration with their neighbors. For psychological reasons that seem to me to be inescapable, the Left cannot be civilized. Because the deeds of men are evil, and so they love the darkness.