the US is not the center of the universe
I’ve seen libs say that leftism is a republican psyop to draw votes away from the democratic party unironically. As if the entire history of socialism globally didn’t exist except in the context of their stupid popularity contest.
I don’t think that’s likely at all. Alt-history enthusiasts for better or worse don’t often put that much research into their projects, so something that might seem like an egregious misunderstanding to someone more knowledgeable in the subject might sound reasonable to them, especially if they just cobbled together their vague understanding of these groups.