Authoritarianism is okay when I do it

There’s this post circulating Reddit right now (I think in response to Elons salute?) of a a man getting arrested for doing said salute. Everyone is praising the arrest and saying that’s what should be done. I pointed out how that’s kind of authoritarian, but apparently it’s okay because it’s against something they don’t like. Of course I got downvoted and explained to about how it’s necessary to restrict hatred blah blah.

But here’s the thing. It’s the exact same behavior of the Nazis. It’s how they started out.

I guess I’m just a little startled by just how many people supported taking away freedom just for their own personal beliefs.