Good points. It is at least very tricky to deal with left vs right in recent years. Yes, polyhead seemed to be anti-authoritarian for sure. In fact, he seems to be (or to have been) in the anti-authoritarian left quadrant of the political compass, base don what polyhead wrote on LiveJournal for years, yes.
If one thinks only in terms of left vs right, it may be hard to understand where certain people lie on the political compass. For example, an anti-authoritarian left-wing person may express antipathy against the Biden administration. That does not mean they are right wing. But some people may think that anyone who opposes Biden is right wing.
An authoritarian right wing person may defend lockdown policies, vaccines and masking requirements. That may make that person seem to be left wing to some people.
Good points. It is at least very tricky to deal with left vs right in recent years. Yes, polyhead seemed to be anti-authoritarian for sure. In fact, he seems to be (or to have been) in the anti-authoritarian left quadrant of the political compass, base don what polyhead wrote on LiveJournal for years, yes.
If one thinks only in terms of left vs right, it may be hard to understand where certain people lie on the political compass. For example, an anti-authoritarian left-wing person may express antipathy against the Biden administration. That does not mean they are right wing. But some people may think that anyone who opposes Biden is right wing.
An authoritarian right wing person may defend lockdown policies, vaccines and masking requirements. That may make that person seem to be left wing to some people.
So, yes, you are correct.