▁United ▁States ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Cultural ▁Revolution . ▁Some ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁New ▁Left ▁argued ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁world ▁center ▁for ▁pro let arian ▁revolution , ▁new ▁revolution ary ▁Commun ist ▁think ers ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁subst it uted ▁in ▁its ▁place , ▁such ▁as ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong , ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁and ▁F idel ▁Castro . ▁Tod d ▁Git lin ▁in ▁The ▁Wh ole ▁World ▁Is ▁Watch ing ▁in ▁describing ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁influ ences ▁stated , ▁" The ▁New ▁Left , ▁again , ▁refused ▁the ▁self - dis cipl ine ▁of ▁explicit ▁program m atic ▁statement ▁until ▁too ▁late — until , ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁Marx ist – Len in ist ▁sect s ▁filled ▁the ▁vac u um ▁with ▁dog mas , ▁with ▁clar ity ▁on ▁the ▁cheap ." ▁ ▁Is ser man ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁" c ame ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁word ▁' li ber al ' ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁ep ith et ". ▁Histor ian ▁Richard ▁Ell is ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁SD S ' s ▁search ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁identity ▁" in cre asing ly ▁meant ▁reject ing , ▁even ▁demon izing , ▁liberal ism ." ▁As ▁Wol fe ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁notes , ▁" no ▁one ▁h ated ▁liber als ▁more ▁than ▁left ists ". ▁ ▁Other ▁elements ▁of