Haven't we always had such a dichotomy? For example, the American left chastises the right for being greedy, etc., and that there are higher pursuits than the

Haven't we always had such a dichotomy? For example, the American left chastises the right for being greedy, etc., and that there are higher pursuits than the material. Yet it's the left that thinks that money is so important that they must take it from others to support one's lack of it.