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People from the left have practiced extreme authoritarianism in the past (Stalin, Mao, Khmer Rouge).
There's no reason to think they won't in the future.
The extreme left and right behave exactly the same way, while saying different things.
Analysing left v right is less useful than analysing authoritarian v non-authoritarian.
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People from the left have practiced extreme authoritarianism in the past (Stalin, Mao, Khmer Rouge).
There's no reason to think they won't in the future.
The extreme left and right behave exactly the same way, while saying different things.
Analysing left v right is less useful than analysing authoritarian v non-authoritarian.