most people that call themselves socialists nowadays don't seem to care a lot about human rights in the face of government authority, and would probably be better off calling themselves conservatives, in the actual meaning of the word. what they want is an ordered, top down society where everybody has a defined role and rules are enforced relatively strictly. like star trek, or something. they think that's socialism.

they should read up on edmund burke; that's where they really are, and that is really where their movement is.

but, of course, the people that call themselves conservatives today are actually mostly classical liberals. so that's not their tribe, either.