Mises Institute The Unique Evil of the Left
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Sep 15, 2025 Explore the surprising intolerance of modern leftism, where advocates often suppress dissenting voices. Delve into the violent history of leftist totalitarianism since the French Revolution and its quest for cultural transformation. Learn how revolutionary movements historically employed mass terror to enforce uniformity while clashing with conservative ideals. The discussion critiques the extensive state control of leftist ideology and its detrimental effects on individual liberties, all while challenging the narrative around equality and revolution.
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Leftism As Driver Of Mass Terror
- Lou Rockwell argues that since the French Revolution the Left has driven the worst political evils and mass terror in modern history.
- He links leftist wholesale social transformation to the use of terror to crush organic resistance.
Revolutionary Erasure And Public Humiliation
- Rockwell describes Revolutionary France replacing saints' street names, guillotining saint statues, and inventing a rational calendar to erase tradition.
- He cites executions for rosaries and drownings at Nantes as examples of symbolic humiliation and terror.
Centralization As A Leftist Imperative
- Rockwell claims the Left requires a totalizing central state to replace organic, local institutions with artificial constructs.
- He argues leftism prefers distant centralized authority over local, traditional 'little platoons.'
