Yes, you could be correct about that. It is a very common way liberals backwards solve for their preconceived opinions. This is the danger of idealism, if I assume the idea I already believe in has to be true, any evidence to the contrary must be fake and evil and therefore the easiest to reject without investigation. You must be a sociopathic con artist to believe in “authoritarianism” but also be nice and have reasonable takes. Certainly can’t be me, I believe in the good idea