Fun fact about authoritarianism: One central trait of authoritarianism is called "authoritarian submission," which is a tendency to submit to the will and views of some authority that is perceived to be legitimate. This appears far more common on the right than on the left. 1/

The inability to pin down a clear and definitive analogue for authoritarian submission on the left has been a major impediment to describing a "left-wing authoritarianism" which parallels the well-developed notion of "right-wing authoritarianism." Lefties don't seem to do it. 2/