Both can be offensively violent but the types of people drawn to either vary widely. For example I cannot say I know any socialists who were individually racist (as opposed to racist by virtue of being American as structural racism runs deep).

Horseshoe theory is bullshit

If I kill its because I’m defending myself, if you kill its because you are violent!

Say both sides…

Are you seriously trying to say that communist governments haven’t committed mass murder on an industrial scale just to fortify their power structures?

Which one is defensively violent? Hexbears said I should get nuked and they claim to exist on the left (they present as alt-righty if you ask me)

defensively violent and authoritarian out of self-preservation

LOL

The irony here is that if you actually had two cows in the late 1920’s USSR you’d catch a bullet.

No it’s a “theory” that has not been demonstrated to hold up and isn’t granted a lot of respect in political science circles.

While certain aspects can be shared, such as a greater appreciation for authoritarianism, the actual beliefs are so incredibly different and the people drawn to them are so different that the “theory” doesn’t work.