Why are the majority of people on saidit left leaning? I’m no Republican but I can tell far more left wing folks then right. Wonder why.

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[–]Alienhunter 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Horseshoe theory tracks more towards authoritarian ideals I think. The more zealous you are in whatever your politics are the less tolerant you become towards other ideologies so the more likely you are to support authoritarian solutions.

Like censorship. It's all a power thing.

[–]Insider 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Moderate Dems/Republicans are pretty authoritarian and have zero tolerance for the far-left or far-right though.

Instead of a horseshoe theory, maybe it should be a dot theory.

[–]Alienhunter 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

There are very few "moderate" Americans anymore. Most people's political views can be described as anti-oppositional.