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Whatever his stated political affiliation Dawkins is far from a driving figure of the left. He isn’t out there fighting for progressive causes, involved with progressive and left wing groups or advancing left wing issues. He has his particular group of movement atheists. Many of the leading figures in that particular group are libertarians or are closely associated with the American right wing Libertarian movment. And the current controversy over him is almost entirely driven by his habit of attacking left wing causes and the left in general. And his habit of attacking very particular people associated with left wing causes, especially women.
Fact of the matter is that Dawkins sits in an old guard within the free thought movements. Along with Shermer and others. That is deeply antagonistic to a newer, younger, and often female lead block that sees progressive politics as the natural extension of this whole rational thinking thing.
I have. They’re valid. I have no interest in supporting some one who makes those claims and takes those positions. More over having examined them. He appears to be making the same arguments for substantially the same reason. Though he has the added goal of smearing religion in general.
