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I mean the word works, fits and is descriptive. Do you have another word for people who fit the criteria?
Maybe privileged-ignorant-authoritarian-self-proclaimed-leftist might fit if it wasn’t so long.
Maybe going with German might work. Privilegiertunwissendautoritärselbsternannterlinker?
Authoritarian Apologist. The most neutral, and accurate
Authoritarian supporters. Most don't just excuse the authoritarian regimes, they actively support them.
I’m thinking apologist is a good word here. It fits the religious overtones of how they behave.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apologetics