I have not read the links below, but doing a preliminary search, I found these links below for previously posted, possibly related articles on FR:
The Two Boots of Authoritarianism
January 30, 2004
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1068542/posts
LIBERALS and NAZIS (Send this to your left wing acquaintances)
May 24, 2004
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1141684/posts
The Authoritarian Left Strikes Again
August 19, 2011
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2765913/posts
Some Leftists are simply hiding their real hatred of their fellow man in a cloak of good intentions. They want to hurt their fellow man but need to change the system (a “revolution”) to get the opportunity of doing so.
Some Leftists are simply cynical opportunists who see opportunity for themselves in change.
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Do those descriptions remind you of two current, prominent politicians in the Dem party?
To the FR crowd:
Interested in current examples of leftist authoritarianism.
Any political philosophy placing power into the hands of the state rather than supporting the sovereignty of the individual is indeed leftist.
>> we have known since Galileo that the popularity of a belief is no guarantee of its truth.
Global Warming... uhh, Climate Change...
Leftists and their Liberal minions will forever be the “Think” Charlatans — they are intellectually superior by no other measure than the declaration of saying so.
Both leftists and rightists can be authoritian. But their focus is different. Right wing authoritarians want people to adhere to established laws and morals. Left wing authoritarians create new laws and morals and then try to force everyone to adhere to them.
That is why true conservatives are not ideological conservatives.
That is why true conservatives are not libertarian or neoconservative.