Things that seem paradoxical and totally inexplicable like the one you mentioned, do have good (but not necessarily intuitive) explanations, but it takes a while to wrap your head around it. Its not even particularly obscure, leftism has been treated philosophically since centuries, often with astonishing foresight (eg Burnham). Check out Twitter & Substack, start with Yarvin and people associated with that sphere, and you shall be enlightened.