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Did you just unironically bring up horseshoe theory?
Oh. You did.
Do you disagree with it? I’ve read a good deal of supporting evidence of it being leveraged to create totalitarian dictatorships in the past. It’s not how the far left and right always stand. With enough fear of the opposing side, coupled with blind trust in government, they can align in authoritarianism.
Yes, I disagree with it as any rational and honest person would when looking at the actions, goals, and motivations of the left, center, and right. It's nonsense touted only by the ill-informed and political hacks who only wish to perserve the status quo and legitimize the bigotry of the far right. Even the Wikipedia article you linked is most full of information about how it is not supported by evidence or the majority of experts
Well, of course I agree that doesn’t apply to the current state of the far left and far right in the US. The far left skews socially libertarian and the far right authoritarian. I understand its application is typically when forming fascist or totalitarian dictatorships. The left will be coerced through fear to push for authoritarian policies in order to protect themselves from the far right. Then that same legislative power later gets wielded against them creating fascism.
That’s also why it’s important that the left stay away from overt censorship legislation. That’s the start of the slippery slope.