It just so happens that that version of the Left exists exclusively in a place called Fantasy Land...
Disclaimer: I am writing this while drunk, and will probably edit it tomorrow once I sober up to be a little more coherent, but the overall point still stands.
Yeah, on that I want to just get it all out of the way so I can just refer to one post instead of making a new one each time...
I don't disagree that there is a radical element to "the left" (although I find that name to be misleading, because most "far left, SJW" type are not really left on the political spectrum). I think that if you want to infringe on personal rights just because someone is offended, that's fucked up and has no place in a free society.
However while I think that such laws shouldn't be necessary because we should be smart enough not to be complete douche bags, I think so many of the "oppression from the left" actions that I hear screamed about are often times either completely false or over-exaggerated by far right bad faith actors who either intentionally misinterpret what is happening or straight up lying that they happened in the first place.
All the while far right politicians, the same politicians the people who scream about the left oppressing them defend, are actually infringing on our liberty and freedoms, and destroying the core ethics our country is suppose to stand for.
I unequivocally oppose authoritarian leftism, but as it stands it is as close to non-existent in our country as it can possibly get. At the same time far-right politicians literally hold office, hold power, hold social media power and are oppressing not just minorities but even the majority into bending over and accepting actual fascist and corrupt politicians to screw us over. I'm sorry that I don't have time to be concerned about the .5% of politicians that go to far left (and if they are brought to my attention, I will condemn them), but I am more concerned about the other 75%+ of politicians who, from my ethical and political point of view, are far to right-wing, corrupt or abusing their power to stay silent about.