Leftism, which only pretends to respect other people's God-given rights and their points of view, while at the same time holding itself higher than everyone else, is inherently a toxic and destructive force. It truly ruins everything it touches.
Progressivism is, by definition, its own religion. As one leaves, or has not embraced, their original faith, whether it is Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism or any other, the void that was once, or has not been, filled by God cannot remain empty. Humans need a purpose in life, just as we need oxygen.
This mentality leads to the second part of the equation, which is arrogance. A Leftist will be arrogant because they believe they are omniscient and know how to run others’ lives more proficiently than the individual can run his or her own life. That is the entire foundation of a centralized government, and when that mindset is put on an individual level, that person becomes, by definition, overly self-important. And if you believe that you’re the most important being to walk the earth, what will stop you from being attracted to yourself?
And, just like other religions throughout history, especially Judaism and Christianity, adherents to this toxic philosophy are also proud to die for the religion of progressivism. Martyrdom is a small price to pay as the sacrifice to its altar. This is the logical conclusion to a civilization that leaves an all-benevolent and loving God behind and substitutes the all-powerful State instead. The void cannot remain empty. And if we want to save America and the West at large, we must realize this and address its danger before it is too late.
Leftism, progressivism, socialism, call it what you will, is grounded in the notion that God does not exist. As German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche put it, “God is dead.” I have written about what transpires when God is removed from the equation — government often fills a deity’s void, which explains why, generally, the more secular a person is, the more likely they are to be on the Left.
There are a few reasons for this. For one, Leftism inherently embodies a selfish worldview. “I’m entitled to this, just because I’m me, so I’ll take whatever I want from the people who earned it because I didn’t and I should have it because, again, I'm me.”
The worldview of the Left fills that space handily. Hence, a secular Leftist is not actually secular at all. That person’s original faith is just supplanted by another. Progressivism becomes the main value system of the person, even if they technically are a Jew or a Christian by birth.