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Almost like the throughline is authoritarianism. They like it when they have control but they don't like it when who they don't like has control.
Honestly, it feels like those with lower iq and less ability to inform themselves are the ones that love authoritarianism. They can't form a coherent ideology and devolve into just trying to control everyone to their underdeveloped beliefs.
That's where the whole bullshit idea of horseshoe theory comes from. It's people leaving out the authoritarian axis because it's beneficial to divide actual leftists and make us seem crazy.
Coming in with the Straw-Man Argument, it's beanburger!!!!!!!!!
I forgot everyone on lemmy is a fucking moron, my bad
You speaking for yourself on the matter?
Fair enough. That can be hard to recognize, let alone admit.