Disagree with someone named Bill who has a singular view on the history of the left and its ideas. Deem it as a comprehensive digestion of historical and intellectual works from various individuals. Also, support the abolition of the system of owning people and condemn people who try to overlook that fact.
Sorry Bill, you are wrong. Most of the ideas of the time before and after the war have nothing to do with your singular view of 'the left'...it's 150 year digestion of history by thousands of thinker, writers and plain folk. I have read some and off course the north profited but in the end the system of owning people was disgusting, stupid, wrong and was, sort of, ended. Then a hundreds year later ended again, and now we have folks who want to gloss over these facts.