The New York Times wants to silence anyone who dares disagree with them—this is not complicated stuff.
_They_ are the fascists.
This is a reversion to tribal morality, that anything that violates social norms is a literal threat to the community.
This is the moral reasoning Islam uses to equate blasphemy and open dissent of Shariah mandates with attempted murder of all believers .... and justifies executing them to protect society.
You hear the same emotional foundation when someone says “you’re invalidating our existence” or even “you’re killing us” when you challenge social orthodoxy. They equate the emotional upset with attempted murder - and that would allow them to kill you in self-defense or for their tribe’s protection.
It shows how liberals have raised political dogma to a literal matter of faith.