Yes, folkies and left-wingers tend to be one and the same. This makes for both bad music and bad politics. It seems like a lot of left-wingers like to become "outraged" over whatever: rich/poor struggles, homophobia, rasicm and those good liberal issues. But producing songs like, say, "Pieces of You" only serve to lay blame on big bad capitalist Republicans and alienate much of the potential audience. Jewel, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie come across as Socialist whining. It isn't fun to listen to. Bad music. Furthermore, if you want to change the world, you have to deal with the world first. A lot of folkies miss this because they have no idea how far out into left field their opinions are. No popular support. Bad politics. Remember that modern "folk" music is not traditional, and that the tradition belongs to all who have received it, not just liberals and hippies.