- an old Soviet joke (allegedly)
I'm well to the left of the centre right and extreme right that is the bulk of US politics.
( ie. I'm Australian, support national health services, minimum living wages, welfare safety nets, etc. )
I'm not rewriting classic UK literature .. and I doubt many of the political left in the UK care much about ths either.
Maybe the idealogical brush you're wielding here is a tad broad?