the educated left [...] what they're initiating with this trend of rewriting classic literature.
ie. You literally stated that "the educated left" are "initiating [...] this trend of rewriting"
I'd counter by pointing out the vast bulk of "the educated left" are either indifferent or opposed to silent rewrites and I'd also point out that the rewriting of classics goes back a lot further in history than any recent events and that conservatives and religuous folk are just as guilty as any "educated left".
As I said, your comment painted a broad ideological brush that appears to be mostly incorrect.
I think the comment should be read in the terms of:
"Some activists of some part have initiated a specific revision (within the set of all attempted revisions): the sensible in the the same part should be more vocal to make the "extremists" reasonable".
i don't think a majority is "silent or opposed". Otherwise those rewrites wouldn't happen. I think there's a strong push from the most extreme part (as always), but the rest is majoritarely complacent (it probably makes them feel like they're working toward world peace).
I am also not aware of rewrites that aimed at modifying the meaning of classical texts. I've only known of editor concerned about making the original text more understandable, and truthful to the author's intent.
I'd counter by pointing out the vast bulk of "the educated left" are either indifferent or opposed to silent rewrites and I'd also point out that the rewriting of classics goes back a lot further in history than any recent events and that conservatives and religuous folk are just as guilty as any "educated left".
As I said, your comment painted a broad ideological brush that appears to be mostly incorrect.