Leftism And Its malcontents

The other day on the radio I heard someone making the familiar conflation of leftism with idealism re young people.Why does this outrageous canard go unchallenged and why have the Left been allowed to equate Leftism with youthful idealism? The only way it could be confused with idealism is if you think treating human beings as sacrificial animals on the altar of collectivism is idealism.It is the piety of the left I find so unpalatable.Roy Hattersly was at it yesterday arguing for a 'windfall tax' on the energy companies with his usal economic illiteracy and faux piety.Lets get it straight.Giving your money away can be seen as a virtue.Gving other people's money away is not.It is theft.It is immoral.It is vicarious philanthropy.