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Submitted by leah averick (United States), Mar 19, 2003 at 21:00

with historic data that fills in the gaps of my knowledge, daniel Pipes clarifies and explains the behavior of the left that baffled me.
thanks again, Daniel Pipes.
Sincerely,
Leah Shifrin Averick
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Moral equivalence [38 words]guyJul 13, 2011 19:42187333
churchill got it right [59 words]rabbi allen podetAug 18, 2010 11:22176892
Pathetic Loony Left [74 words]Godfrey deBouillonFeb 15, 2010 21:09168943
It is easy to get published if you are politically correct [93 words]AbhishekMay 5, 2009 21:51154990
1Gullible left and opportunist Islamists [213 words]SunilApr 25, 2009 22:39154473
how low the ideals of the left [80 words]rodney allsworthApr 20, 2009 23:26154177
How Low the Ideals of the Left- Low as you can go, Response to Rodney Allsworth [117 words]Anne- USAMay 9, 2009 11:32154177
Thank You Mr. Pipes [63 words]FredSep 19, 2006 12:2856467
The Left that exists only in weak, ignorant sheep minds. [92 words]BillyJan 22, 2007 20:5856467
Know neither left nor right [129 words]JoshuaFeb 16, 2007 22:4056467
The right wing fantasy-believers... [15 words]tomDec 14, 2008 17:4256467
Please Explain [213 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
InfidelSep 12, 2006 17:3455735
Liberals vs. Fringe Conspiracy Theorists [540 words]Justin H.Jan 13, 2006 12:4931575
1enemy of my enemy is my friend [30 words]DeanNov 13, 2005 01:5928302
Nobody's Poodle [299 words]Nicole Chaplain-PearmanJul 29, 2005 11:2724040
sacred cow? [71 words]charlieSep 12, 2006 22:4724040
The left [32 words]sgtmac_46Jul 22, 2005 22:5323721
Wonderful article [57 words]P SingJul 11, 2005 19:1523362
Marxists [78 words]Twin RulerSep 28, 2004 14:2717433
one of the elements driving the left [75 words]colinFeb 29, 2004 14:5614024
How Charming. Uneducated children spewing words... [277 words]JenSep 9, 2003 09:3011097
You are uneducated [95 words]Jaren SandersFeb 2, 2006 11:1811097
its spelled 'Gandhi' and not 'Ghandi' [21 words]Anubhav SinghSep 13, 2006 01:0311097
human nature [554 words]frankMar 5, 2007 23:5911097
Response to traditionalists "Leftist response..." [250 words]Ricardo Ben-SafedSep 6, 2003 15:5211062
Income redistribution [65 words]BruceAug 23, 2003 00:2010733
In response to Leftist response [106 words]foxyactJun 4, 2003 14:459387
liberals been melted down [45 words]bradley w. eastApr 22, 2003 19:108577
Leftist response... [339 words]vcrsApr 12, 2003 16:068288
Saddam's choice. [126 words]Maureen NeilsonApr 12, 2003 08:328280
Ulla Sandbaek promulgates a myth [172 words]DavidApr 11, 2003 17:188274
Enlightening article [34 words]Donna RaganApr 11, 2003 03:548259
To commenter Sharna Fetman [75 words]BeruskaApr 9, 2003 02:238197
Liberation... [103 words]Jean-Sébastien DuquetteApr 8, 2003 11:368151
This argument is past its pull date [238 words]Mike ElvinApr 7, 2003 17:408125
In Response To Jan Gustin's letter ‘Left Or Far Left [341 words]Jonathan PfefferApr 7, 2003 13:378117
Demonization of the left...the RIGHT thing to do. [241 words]Larry MendozaApr 7, 2003 12:048115
Left or Far Left? [126 words]Jan GustinApr 7, 2003 10:408112
Formal complaint filed against teacher [233 words]Abigail BrowningApr 5, 2003 13:208068
Arab Intellectuals [33 words]Monica HarrisApr 5, 2003 02:558059
The left, and the perfect incomplete model of our human condition [630 words]Jonathan PfefferApr 1, 2003 22:547916
The Arab intellectual view is even more bizarre [830 words]Jonathan PfefferMar 31, 2003 23:177831
Which way would secure real democracy? [268 words]Ulla Sandbaek. Member of the European ParliamentMar 31, 2003 11:067808
to Ulla [206 words]Anubhav SinghSep 13, 2006 02:247808
secular humanism versus benovelent dictatorship vs what? [212 words]frankMar 6, 2007 20:237808
real democracy [63 words]shakoor ahmadApr 23, 2008 08:017808
Two heads- one body [326 words]Lawrence RicciMar 30, 2003 22:137795
Independent article, same conclusion [39 words]Joel PollakMar 30, 2003 17:037786
Its Easy to Say No to War When They Don't Have a Job. [42 words]ICalledIt.comMar 30, 2003 10:537780
How long? [654 words]JblazsoMar 29, 2003 16:377772
Socialism: the fantasy of slothocracy [459 words]D.R.Mar 28, 2003 16:377750
Modernism - double standards - Hypocrisy [123 words]Paul WakefordMar 26, 2003 18:457697
Ijtihad or death [125 words]Orson OlsonMar 26, 2003 03:317658
The workers and the street marches [87 words]Peter EdgarMar 25, 2003 22:527647
The Oportunist Left [150 words]Paul WakefordMar 25, 2003 05:297569
The foundation [295 words]MichaelMar 25, 2003 00:287564
Islam and the Left - both death worshippers? [138 words]Garry MallettMar 24, 2003 04:447550
Response to Abdullah Al Osama [70 words]DMar 24, 2003 02:397549
Response to Sharna Fetman [184 words]Daniel BaireyMar 24, 2003 02:167548
lack of insight [191 words]Sarah KarpmanMar 23, 2003 21:087542
The Left [74 words]Matthew FountainMar 23, 2003 11:267530
Being Number 1 has its consequences [131 words]David J. BucknerMar 22, 2003 22:487526
The Left [309 words]Brad SpragueMar 22, 2003 02:537511
Offensive [42 words]jazzMar 22, 2003 00:167510
Thank You! [15 words]RussellMar 21, 2003 22:177508
There are horrors ... [229 words]Craig GoodrichMar 21, 2003 20:277507
MARX GOT IT VERY WRONG [81 words]Neil AbramsonMar 21, 2003 19:277504
Re Abdullah's comments [19 words]hari iyerMar 21, 2003 17:027499
Sadaam's horrors are not the focus of this war [177 words]Andrew TolstoyMar 21, 2003 16:557498
The real motive behind the Liberal [152 words]Les JordanMar 21, 2003 15:357495
Amazing for the Post [220 words]Brad BretzinMar 21, 2003 13:587491
You've painted with too broad a brush [112 words]Alyn WambekeMar 21, 2003 10:557485
Karl Marx [105 words]Mark HancockMar 21, 2003 08:557481
I don't know on which planet you live, but it can't be earth [405 words]CarstenMar 21, 2003 08:287480
Cool article [43 words]Diogo ChiusoMar 21, 2003 08:147479
About time!!! Well done! [11 words]AntMar 20, 2003 23:027469
Diplomacy of a VETO [71 words]Jim ReichelMar 20, 2003 22:217468
Why the Left Loves Osama [7 words]Ron BlumMar 20, 2003 20:147465
Conservative Re-Education in Western Universities Needed [85 words]Rutherford Wallace SnipesMar 20, 2003 19:477464
The Leftovers [114 words]Arlinda DeAngelisMar 20, 2003 19:467463
Why The Left... [95 words]Jim PaizisMar 20, 2003 19:407461
to Abdullah Al Osama [200 words]Paul MartinMar 20, 2003 19:277459
Response to Sharna [464 words]MonicaMar 20, 2003 18:587457
Peace Love Hate....its all mixed up [35 words]Jason BradleyMar 20, 2003 17:587455
We are the world, we are the children... all together now, leftists and islamists! [614 words]MonicaMar 20, 2003 16:397452
Not left, not right [194 words]Bettina CamcigilMar 20, 2003 15:317450
Response to Abdullah Al Osama [285 words]Phil BerryMar 20, 2003 13:527449
You Left Out One Important Point [283 words]Edward M.Mar 20, 2003 12:527445
Captialism? Maybe. Faux-Racial Equality? Definitely! [212 words]Dan D.Apr 19, 2006 21:047445
Not quite on the mark [253 words]Alexander KizukMar 20, 2003 12:167442
Re Abdullah al Osama's comment: [46 words]Charles CouryMar 20, 2003 10:577441
All Critics of the War Are not Socialists [382 words]Susan BradfordMar 20, 2003 10:317440
The Extreme left vs the "not-right" [165 words]Frank BurkettMar 20, 2003 09:317437
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Ummm [129 words]RalMar 20, 2003 08:427435
Karlheinz Stockhausen quote may not be accurate [282 words]J.S. FrentzenMar 20, 2003 07:407434
Peace [66 words]Marlene KaradzaMar 20, 2003 05:387432
The Nihilist Left [129 words]James SolbakkenMar 20, 2003 04:357431
Yes, but... [276 words]Barbara RunkelMar 20, 2003 04:257430
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Leftism as Marxism [188 words]Jim RyanMar 19, 2003 23:177422
Moral Authority and America's Promise [257 words]Mike GutowskiMar 19, 2003 22:297419
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The Left is sinking.. [55 words]Harold DodsonMar 19, 2003 18:397405
Arab "socialism" [110 words]Carey E. Stronach, Ph.D.Mar 19, 2003 16:487402
Socialist commentary [134 words]Frederick MillerMar 19, 2003 16:327400
Policy Review article [59 words]Dorothy WhiteMar 19, 2003 16:217398
Comments on the left [74 words]Sharna FetmanMar 19, 2003 16:197397
Bravo! you did it again. [39 words]Rosejean T. CastriotaMar 19, 2003 15:597396
The Left Loves Osama [and Saddam] for Economic Reasons [78 words]Jacob SlabiakMar 19, 2003 15:527394
Why does the Right love Osama? [430 words]Thomas PaineMar 19, 2003 15:247393
The Left [42 words]Jamie GilcrestMar 19, 2003 14:537392
Why the Left Supports Saddam [35 words]Ethel C. FenigMar 19, 2003 14:477391
Good Timing for Your Latest Article [80 words]Robert GuinaughMar 19, 2003 14:397389
1The Leftist-Saddam Connection [59 words]Nicholas PanosMar 19, 2003 14:227386
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Hate of America [271 words]Michael McCanlesMar 19, 2003 10:557374
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Brilliant distillation! [71 words]Michael JoyceMar 19, 2003 09:497368
Expose the Left's Irrational Agenda [204 words]Michael GlassMar 19, 2003 09:277366
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The Inversion of Liberalism [278 words]Jack AjzenbregMar 19, 2003 07:487363
Islam , Left or Right.....or left right, left right, left right. [181 words]Abdullah Al OsamaMar 19, 2003 06:457361
Abdullah's Desire [13 words]Ken McPhersonJan 6, 2006 18:277361

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