Why Trump has won

[Edwardo Piet]

We think of it in terms of that little 4 square grid but it's more of a circle.  The far right and far left have pretty much everything in common except for the subjects to which they apply their shared tendencies.  They certainly have more in common with each other than either does with a centrist.

(obvs I only mean that as it relates to the american scene...which has been nosediving collectively into authoritarianism regardless of it's being left or right- no idea how it plays out elsewhere)

Maybe with the groups but not necessarily with individuals. The member Gemini, here on AF, is both one of the most liberal people I've ever known and one of the nicest people I've ever known. So it's certainly possible to be very Left without being authoritarian about it. This is why I think it's more of a case of the so-called 'regressive Left' not actually being Left at all rather than them being authoritarian about it. The 'regressive left' is people pretending to be liberal. It's people who care more about seeming liberal than being liberal. SJWs are all about appearances, drama, and playing the "I'm offended so shut the fuck up" card. They don't care about being liberal, they only care about pretending to be liberal. It's all a self-image thing rather than a genuine political identity thing. SJWs don't give a fuck about politics they only care about how their politics appears to other people and how it affects their self image. And they sure as hell like calling dramas when anyone offends them or threatens their image.

My bolding.