with the singular exception of democracy, i do not have any attachment to the historical values of the west. capitalism, christianity, imperialism, colonialism - i have no attachment to these things.

but, what i do have an attachment to is the promise of a fully secularized, progressive society that the western vanguard once so compellingly aspired to - and that the old left rejected, beginning in the 60s.

if you're a little older, get used to being confounded. we're going to be calling each other regressive, accusing each other of being stuck in the past and convinced that we're each conservatives.

the difference is that i'm consistent, and you're a typical magical thinking baby boomer that thinks they can resolve contradictions through positive thinking.