Damn really good write up. You might have to just make this its own post. I also feel like certain leftists in america forget how entrenched those ideals you were talking about are. You'll hear people say "the left needs to do this" and the lefts problem is this" but the big problem has to be the fact that we live in a country that has perfected more than any other the ability to separate people. Bacons rebellion happened in the late 1600s and america hasn't really been caught slipping since. Like socialist and communist thought in america has really only been able to come out of the shadows in recent years. We're at the very least 50 years behind, and I think it's very important to remember that. Sorry I have no idea how I started rambling but your post really got me thinking.