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People can be leftist (or embrace many leftist or at least center-left ideals) without also embracing totalitarianism. Just as being Christian conservative doesn’t mean that person embraces theocracy.

I don’t have a lot of interest in the debate as to if the left is always totalitarian or the right is always fascist, somehow. It’s the wrong focus. Rather, is totalitarianism ever a good idea? No. Is fascism ever a good idea? No.

There are elements of the dominant ideological culture (the left, in America, for most of my life) that are always going to be totalitarian and fascist but not always in charge. And not always deep within all of the country’s institutions. The power-brokers of the left and right have always wanted complete control of the press in order to shape narrative—now, one side actually had it. And it is awful to behold.

In any case, I’ll take a strong Blue Dog Democrat with sincerely held convictions over the vast majority of politicians—of both parties—whose only concern is their own political fiefdoms.

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