I was once a fellow of the Old Left and little parts of me still retain a certain affinity for robust secular, communitarian and working class sensibilities. I wish, as this article in
Tablet magazine argues, today's Bohemian Left could stand up for the Kurds:
http://tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/186891/the-left-must-help-the-kurds?utm_source=tabletmagazinelist&utm_campaign=c9117c21f5-Monday_November_17_201411_17_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c308bf8edb-c9117c21f5-207076705