Fuckin bizzaro place you live bruh. I've lived in a ton of major cities from east coast to west and never seen that shit. Worst I've seen was out east with all the lil coffee shop revolutionary lib kids.
Met plenty of left leaning people including some that support democratic socialism, or just social welfare programs in general. But most the people I meet are more on the sweden/Denmark brand of socialism, not some authoritarian police state communism shit. Even the more pinko people I know are "rebelling" against all that big govt bullshit.
Literally never met anyone like "yeah send me to the gulags bro!!" I'd be willing to bet that the select few commie larpers are just like I said, edgelords trying to offend people and be edgy. Not anyone to take seriously.
Just seems like idiots are easily seduced into radicalism, the same is true on both sides. Lowest common denominator feels compelled to light tiki torches and march about their hurt feelings.
Granted I will say it's pretty tough at a lot of universities nowadays to be on the far right, but when they're locking little kids in cages tensions run high. Every lil dumbass hopeful college kid not yet defeated by the doldrums of existence still think they can change the world and want to grandstand for whatever they feel is right, but that just seems more like the age group rather than college brainwashing.