I think what Bork means is that most leftists a few generations ago would have been agog at what the modern leftist considers palatable, but they themselves did the same thing to the generation previous to them, and that process was not stayed with them — for they held strongly to the same principles which would one day give rise to what we have today.

It would still be an interesting exercise, if possible to expose old leftists to the new left (or the new new left) just to see them turn reactionary. It’s of course impossible and much too late for them.

Anything that stands in the way of achieving absolute liberty and equality.

But I must take issue with this.

“This, Bork adds, is why the attitudes of modern day Liberal have little in common with the Liberals of decades gone by. Admittedly, it is hard to imagine someone like Woodrow Wilson unfurling the rainbow flag.”

Sure, in 1912. But why wouldn’t he if present today? Who’s to say where the march of “progress” should take us? Why would he have stayed that process?

http://www.hoover.org/research/charles-kesler-grand-liberal-project

Earlier that day we broke up into groups and a social worker said in a very exasperated voice that the justice system was racist towards blacks and that such racism was hindering any potential they had. The conference was about mentorship and guidance towards underprivileged youth in inner cities, concentrating on black high school teenagers – both male and female.

At that time I did not really consider myself a conservative even though I held beliefs and concepts that were, indeed, conservative compared many things said throughout the day. As I waited on the train platform to head home I couldn’t help but feel that I just exited some sort of weird Comic-Con convention, but without the comics and cosplay people.