Ah, always ready to blame "the left." Yes, the left are wrong about a lot - but the right is wrong about damn near everything, particularly on racial issues. They're the ones who most bring up cherry-picked crime stats, oppose redistributing wealth, and make sure "law and order" is primarily concerned with order.
On the upside, you did help inspire one of my more popular stories, "America’s Middle Ground: Liberals Are the Problem."
Good point on your last bit, though. America's attitude toward theft seems to be that stealing when you need money is worse than stealing when you just want more of it.