As I said in my very first phrase, I was referring to the particular comments _here_, not everything 'progressives' and 'leftists' do. These categories are so vaguely defined that you can say anything you want about them without risking meaningful confirmation or contradiction.

Slagging on Marcuse, I believe, is beating a very dead horse; I suppose one might get some random flies out of the effort, but is it worth it? Have you actually made your way through _One-Dimensional Man_?