Grant Klokeid (@klokeid)

You may have noticed that most moderate liberals are unable to take a stand against the radical nutjobs. They are possessed by the nagging sense that those radicals represent a “purer,” more committed form of their own idealism. This is why even most moderate Leftists will hesitate before condemning Communist tyranny. They have guilty consciences. They see that the far, far Left is where their ideals would take them, if they were just consistent and hardcore enough. And they are right.