There is no "fascination." Many people have political and cultural views which are commonly considered to be "leftist," as we live in a (supposedly) democratic

There is no "fascination." Many people have political and cultural views which are commonly considered to be "leftist," as we live in a (supposedly) democratic republic in which people have the right to express their views and have them represented in government. In the common American parlance that term is so broad (because it's mostly used as a pejorative) and the overton window has shifted so far to the right that "leftism" now encompasses most of the ideological and political spectrum. But I could tell by your second sentence that you're neither willing nor able to engage with nuance and have an intelligent conversation on the matter. We wouldn't even be speaking the same language, so I'll leave it be.