Part of the reason it's important to criticize far left ideology is because it remains intellectually respectable in a way that's not true of far right ideology.
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There aren't many - if any - fascist sociologists. There are plenty of sociologists who would self-identify as Marxist, despite the absolutely appalling history of Marxism as praxis.
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Of course, as systems of thought fascism is reprehensible, whereas Marxism is just daft - but as praxis, in the real world, Marxism, in its various guises, has been an utter, immoral disaster.
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As Edmund Burke might have put it, beware of bearded academics selling you utopian dreams from the comfort of their tenured towers of ivory.
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That’s the point, marxism seems respectable, but as you say, praxis has been a real failure, with millions of deaths and suffering.
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