Liberals v/s Leftists

Excellent essay on Michael J. Totten's website (here) on the difference between Liberals and Leftists -- some examples here: bq. Liberals fly the American flag. Leftists burn it. bq. Liberals see America as the land of opportunity and freedom. Leftists see America as the bastion of Imperialism, Racism, and Oppression. bq. Liberals want higher taxes on the rich because it�s fairer to the middle and working classes. Leftists want to soak the rich out of class hatred. bq. Liberals want universal access to health care while leaving the system as market-driven as possible. Leftists would destroy the health care industry altogether and replace it with a state-run monopoly. bq. Liberals want to ban clear-cutting. Leftists want to ban the logging industry. bq. Liberals support globalization and trade and see it as an opportunity for economic growth and also as an opportunity to boost labor and environmental standards in the Third World. Leftists hate trade because they think it�s all about the West raping the rest. bq. Liberals blame the September 11 attacks on religious and political extremism in the Middle East. Leftists blame the September 11 attacks on America. bq. Liberals root for success in Iraq whether they supported the invasion or not. Leftists hope (either publicly or secretly) that America will lose and �learn a lesson.� bq. Liberals support the right of Israel to defend itself. Leftists support the Palestinian intifada. Some good stuff - his main website is here and it's one of the websites I check every day.