Left leaning, but authoritarian, governments have also cracked down on universities. The issue isn't the political lean. People with a more authoritarian bent

Left leaning, but authoritarian, governments have also cracked down on universities. The issue isn't the political lean. People with a more authoritarian bent view dissent itself as objectionable. That's central to their whole worldview. Any institution or social organization that allows debate or questioning things is a problem for them.