China today, leftie heaven

Many do because they feel if they are in charge, that this time it'll work.

and it all sounds like fascism to me.

"lefty heaven" in comparison to china is pretty cringe.
the extreme left has it's issues,without a doubt,but wanting an authoritarian autocracy?
that is a bit of a reach.

Yes, it's fascism, but if they are in charge they believe it'll be benevolent fascism.
And the extremes keeps calling for it, see fanatic for details.

because it looks like you agree with me.

For the most part.

That's exactly what they want. When China threatened the NBA, they rolled just as hard as this chump in a metal chair. Nobody on the left even whispered against China, and they still aren't.