@Lightman
I don’t disagree with anything you say. It’s a good analysis. I would only point out that wherever you place the advent of modern liberalism on your political timeline, at its core there beats a heart of pure Marxism, not necessarily in the sense of the old Red Guards from China’s cultural revolution clutching their copies of Mao’s Little Red Book (although that level of zealotry is still with us), but more as a general world view.

What places all versions of the left on that side of the spectrum is a belief that the needs of the many override the rights of any individual, and that governments are tasked with the responsibility of addressing those needs. In that sense, all iterations of the left are fundamentally anti-American and profoundly at odds with the principles enshrined in the Constitution—individual rights, the sanctity of private ownership and the need to limit the scope of government.

There really isn’t any wiggle room here. The failing of the right, for at least the past 50 years, has been a willingness to blur this hard line of difference. We needed to advance a forceful definition of social justice based on our principles—equality of opportunity, individual initiative, a system that rewards excellence and achievement, and a free-market economy that brings prosperity to all sectors of society. We didn’t do that. Instead we’ve allowed the left to frame the discussion and have contented ourselves with trying to parse their terminology.

This is what Donald Trump has done. Ham-fisted though he may be, rough, even clumsy, he has given voice to a worldview that emphasizes what the American system is, and what it can be, and he’s done so without apology or compromise. If the rest of us hadn’t been so timid and silent for so long, perhaps he wouldn’t sound so outrageous and out of sync.

That's a good point about conservatives not being as proactive in , as Christopher Hitchens put it . " Not allowing the termites to dine on polite societys carcass. ". Trump even gave liberal city leaders enough rope
. I have . a theory .Thirty years ago it was the Conservative right that caused cultural upheavals. Protests abound.
Now the spotlights on the other side . Now the looney left. Blindly doing the bidding of Marxist , power hungry radicals. Trying to bring down civilised society.. Certainly not to be taken lightly. ., The unrelenting mob is quite haunting. Faceless void of empathy... Glad I don't
bother with Twitter.

There’s an election coming and it may be the most important one ever. Time for action !

They play a very dirty , well planned out form of domestic terror.
But like any noxious, insidious form of religious ideology. The left are major hypocrites. Here's a classic example of Antifa in Australia. Protesting the free hong Kong & anti CCP Asians calling them Facists.. SMH..

Leftism and regressive leftism have hijacked the liberal agenda and narrative. You call that "Modern Liberalism". Classical liberalism still exists, and eventually will thwart the regressive leftist revolution.