Jeremy Stangroom

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.

Yes, that's probably true. But... the history of politics driven by strong notions of collective identity, left and right, is not glorious. If you're on the right, then you need to take that seriously.

Yes, the left largely enjoys a political hegemony within academia, the arts, and certain parts of the media. It's regrettable. But I'm a liberal, so collectivism, identity, nationalism - I find them worrying. I don't think they've got a good history.