Before calling something authoritarian, ask: who’s actually in control? If a regime can’t control education, is shrinking the size of government, and is expand

Before calling something authoritarian, ask: who’s actually in control? If a regime can’t control education, is shrinking the size of government, and is expanding individual rights (e.g., gun rights), can it truly be called authoritarian? The issue with much of the modern left is that it often misidentifies the problem. The left should be focused on advocating for the working class and the poor. After all, figures like Trump and Elon Musk clearly align more with the wealthy elite. But the current left seems dominated by affluent, highly educated people, and instead of class-focused politics, it often resorts to dramatic labels that don’t reflect reality. Step one in solving any problem is understanding it. And that starts with asking harder questions, not just repeating slogans.