Indeed, it became a «political blunt instrument to beat critics of Leftism into silence» and to discredit any form of anti- Communism. (firstthings.com)
This religion of patriotic fervor sets Rorty against other leftisms with their «semi-conscious anti-Americanism, which they carried over from the rage of the late sixties.» (firstthings.com)
Briefed to suspect them of unsophisticated leftism in world affairs, a reader will quickly find that the editors were suspicious of Marxism, had moved far from socialism — though they allowed some contributors to defend it — and were extremely critical of the Soviet Union. (religion-online.org)