>>113838
>conflating leftism and authoritarianism
Look, this is just about being practical, nobody ultimately gives a fuck about who deserved what. Forcing wealth redistribution is a way of keeping society going and even if the 1% were übermensch who deserved every penny they have you'd still want to tax and redistribute wealth because the lower classes need money to be able to spend it and thus keep the economy going.
Forcing people into relationships is another debate altogether, and some parts of the left are for that sort of authoritarian enforcing of social structure while others are not.
I happen to be socially liberal and economically left leaning, but go ask a tankies about comrades being paired with other comrades to procreate and i'm sure some would consider it.
Ultimately, it's about whether or not coercion is the best course of action in this instance.
And if you didn't guess by now, I don't think so.