Spain and Islam also share a common cause: hatred for America and Israel, specifically, and the West, generally. AdvertisementBut President Sanchez unwittingly hit upon one other reason the left loves Islam, and that’s Islam’s powerful and compatible spiritual essence. And here’s what’s really great about what it stands for: It stands for a lot of the things leftists love. And there it is: The “spiritual” nexus between Islam and socialism. For socialists, Islam is everything they want, plus it answers the big questions: Why am I here?