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From the American Thinker, J.R. Dunn, an excellent breakdown of the three factions of the American left (the wimp left, the weird left, and the hard left) and how Barack Obama umbrellas all of 'em (well, with the exception of some Hillarybats who are circling, circling, waiting for something to happen...) under his big-tent flaps (earache my eye!) You'll have to visit and read the post, so don't expect anything but a teaser here.

Just the basics on our three factions...

The wimp left is the largest, most amorphous, and least impressive faction. These are the people who are leftists because the neighbors are. They're the NPR listeners, the PBS watchers, the slogan repeaters. They view the left as a lifestyle choice...

This group is easily led by their guilt, and shaped by the winds of identity politics. If there's a group who needs cuddling, these wimps are that. Probably least likely to survive a zombie invasion. "Winnie the Pooh and Dr. Seuss" liberals. Global Warmalism and other overly-hyped empty causes bring them out in droves. Sickening, really.

This next category encompasses most of the left we see in the news...the Weird left.

...the weird left -- AKA the wacko left or the loony left, is the left, the perfect representation of left-wing thinking and behavior. The wacko left can be defined as leftism as personality disorder, the contemporary expression of Orwell's "nudists, fruit-juice drinkers, and sandal wearers". They tend to be obsessive single-issue types, overwhelmed with paranoia and consumed with conspiracy theories.

The BDS sufferers who post incessantly about George Bush come to mind immediately. The Gay marriagers, the 9/11 Truthers, the Al Gore-is-my-HERO Warmalists, the Code Pink sisters, oh, and the lowest rung of the feminists (NOT the Amanda Marcottes, who belong in the next group) and all the Hippies.

Next, the Hard left...

The hard left is the core left, the armature without which the other factions would fall apart. They are directly descended from the communist groups (the CPUSA, Trotsyites, and so forth) of the ‘30s and ‘40s, through New Left organizations such as the SDS and the Weathermen. The hard left consists of intelligentsia and activists, people who spend their lives reading Alinsky and Gramsci and trying their damndest to put those dicta into practice. They are usually found in universities and surrounding communities, though they are also present in left-wing think tanks and lobbying outfits.

There's not so many of those that we will encounter, unless we know them by reputation or publication. (Don't let the 'universities' tag fool you: William isn't think-tank material.)

The remainder of J.R. Dunn's essay nets these groups together with Barack Obama, and some of the methods we can use to defeat him.

(The wimpy left...also Catbloggers!)
;D

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