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And (neo)liberal democracy is working as intended in the US. Except it is a lie because capitalism, the news media, the voting systems and the institutions are all flawed.
There is a fundamental question about the value of democracy and capitalism that liberals refuse to even entertain. Which is a problem. They can't not see themselves as good guys.
So when you equate an "authoritarian" regime with a "democracy" you get called an authoritarian. Not someone for a higher form of democracy.
I do agree there is a reactionary element in trying to rehabilitate Stalinism and the immense state violence during the great purge. If you'd want a revolution and clean up in the USA, how many people do you think you'd have to execute or put in prisons / gulags? But even so (when led by a paranoid sociopath) it's not the same because the underlying ideology actually does make a difference. So horseshoe, schmorshu.