Just like they were the last time. An alliance of the liberal center and the far left will emerge and eventually crush them.

And just like the last time, when they feel their defeat approaching on two fronts, they will rush to the liberals and surrender to them, begging for a better deal than they can ever hope for from the other side.

OK. I don't know that for sure, but I can hope it does turn out like that. It would also be ironic if the final result of this 21st century struggle will end up very similar to the way the previous century's war against fascism: A strong, powerful, dominant Progressive Center, and a re-invigorated and influential Far Left destined to keep that Center from becoming lazy, complacent, weak and cowardly. Think of it as a domestic Cold War.

The Far Right in this country almost succeeded in making any kind of Liberal or Progressive philosophy a thought-crime. But they failed, and their rabid opposition only succeeded in invigorating the Left. THAT is the irony! But I don't think we should hope for a full ascendancy of the Far Left. If Fascism is nihilistic and chaotic, then Communism is fanatic and stifling. Still, the Far Left does serve a useful function, it keeps the Center honest and alert.