...In general today, the left rather than the right, multicultural liberals rather than Tories, are the most likely to defend religious conservatism.
Probably a "let's publish this article to give the impression of balance before returning to the status quo", but it's nonetheless quite significant that the Guardian have allowed it to be published.
He isn't. I read his work, what he advocates, it isn't left wing. Also, in recent times, his articles and blogs show little but a deep contempt for the left.
Well given the fact that what many left-wingers define as "left wing" is extremely narrow (in fact, it's based on your opinions on specific pertinent topics more than any kind of political theory) it seems a bit unfair to lump anyone who criticizes it into the "right-wing" pile. I mean the definition of "left" is not only narrow, but completely illogical.
Nick Cohen is a proper liberal. I know that for sure.
He isn't. I read his work, what he advocates, it isn't left wing. Also, in recent times, his articles and blogs show little but a deep contempt for the left.
What is it that he advocates that makes him not left-wing?
Well given the fact that what many left-wingers define as "left wing" is extremely narrow (in fact, it's based on your opinions on specific pertinent topics more than any kind of political theory) it seems a bit unfair to lump anyone who criticizes it into the "right-wing" pile. I mean the definition of "left" is not only narrow, but completely illogical.
Nick Cohen is a proper liberal. I know that for sure.
I'd agree with you somewhat, he seems to advocate either social liberalism or classical liberalism, which are both right wing, it may not be very far right at all, but right nonetheless.
He isn't. I read his work, what he advocates, it isn't left wing. Also, in recent times, his articles and blogs show little but a deep contempt for the left.
His contempt is for exactly what it says in the article. Liberalism where people accept religious conservatism as good. He signed the Euston Manifesto which was made by a group of leftists.
What is it that he advocates that makes him not left-wing?
Nick Cohen attacked many in this book "what's left?", and he believes they are very bad indeed. They included, Amnesty International, Harold Pinter, Noam Chomsky, the Comment pages of the Guardian, the London Review of Books, Robert Fisk, George Galloway, the Socialist Workers Party, Edward Said, the anti-war coalition and Virginia Woolf.
To go into more detail would take more time, but I will if required.