Elizabeth Warren: When it counted most, Hillary sided with the vultures

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7. I'm becoming more and more peeved

at sensationalist reporting and analysis from the left -- which is where my strong sympathies lie. I don't mean all of it. Emotionally charged reporting and analysis are often righteous and warranted. A strong moral tone is exactly what's needed some times.

But, some people on the left are becoming increasingly detached from rational discussion just like the right has been for many years now.

I'm talking about the proliferation of ideas like "ISIL is the intentional and deliberate creation of the U.S." -- which is being propounded on CounterPunch right now. Actions by the U.S. certainly played a role in the formation of ISIL, but the idea that ISIL was created intentionally by the U.S. is preposterous. I like CounterPunch. But I'm sorry, you can't talk intelligently about Russia, Ukraine, and NATO if you insist on pretending that Putin and Russia are some kind of un-reproachable moral heroes.

Until my dream of a green-anarchist-socialist society becomes reality, I have no choice but live in world as it is. In the real world, a lesser evil is unquestionably preferable to a greater evil. It seems like some of my erstwhile allies are fighting for greater evil.