A very interesting, yet mildly lengthy article.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...-they-created/

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The left sees government as an ultimate good and sees that social institutions pose a threat to the dominance of the government. If you care more about your family than about the collective, that threatens the collective’s ability to extort wealth from your family. If you care more about your religious group than about the priorities of those who oppose your religious principles, that threatens the collective’s ability to redraw boundaries in its own favor against religion.