I mean, to me, that comment reads like a lot of mental gymnastics and propaganda.
The world is divided into two clear sides, and whatever the other side does is bad, even if it seems benevolent, because of [way of seeing society rooted in the theory of your side].
Also, there’s no such thing as authoritarian left, they always give people as much personal freedom as possible without jeopardising the movement, and any repression is the minimum amount that’s needed for the greater God!
The political compass is worse than an oversimplification, it’s propaganda.
I mean, to me, that comment reads like a lot of mental gymnastics and propaganda.
The world is divided into two clear sides, and whatever the other side does is bad, even if it seems benevolent, because of [way of seeing society rooted in the theory of your side].
Also, there’s no such thing as authoritarian left, they always give people as much personal freedom as possible without jeopardising the movement, and any repression is the minimum amount that’s needed for the greater God!