But being authoritarian doesn't mean having authority; it's the over-application of authority. I would argue that the left is more authoritarian than the right.
Leftists who are Statists invariably plug the state into that God-shaped hole they're trying to ignore. From there, you get moral busybodies (in CS Lewis' tyranical sense) who will appeal to the authority of the state for every political end, because the state has become their God.
Absolutely, yes. They will also use the authority of the state in the pursuit of ideological ends, as we are seeing with court orders regarding child gender surgery.
You've got a great point at the end.
But being authoritarian doesn't mean having authority; it's the over-application of authority. I would argue that the left is more authoritarian than the right.
Leftists who are Statists invariably plug the state into that God-shaped hole they're trying to ignore. From there, you get moral busybodies (in CS Lewis' tyranical sense) who will appeal to the authority of the state for every political end, because the state has become their God.
Absolutely, yes. They will also use the authority of the state in the pursuit of ideological ends, as we are seeing with court orders regarding child gender surgery.