I don’t have the exact quote but in high school English it was required reading that we read this sci-fi book called Unwind and one of the protagonists actually made this connection.

“There were two types of cops: the bullies who peaked in high school that want to keep reliving their glory days, and people who were bullied that want to oppress undesirables as a misguided way to get revenge on ‘wrongdoers’.” - Unwind (not exact quote just what I vaguely remember.)

But it explains the two types of fascists and those in fash jobs perfectly.

EDIT: Here’s the full quote -

“The way Risa sees it, there are two types of people who become Juvey-cops. Type one: bullies who want to spend their lives reliving their glory days of high school bullying. Type Two: the former victims of type ones, who see every Unwind as the kid who tormented them all those years ago. Type twos are endlessly shoveling vengeance into a pit that will never be full. Amazing that the bullies and victims can now work together to bring misery to others.“

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wiki sounds interesting, worth reading?

[–] fox@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, it's the most unbelievably hamfisted anti-abortion, utilitarian ethic screed I've ever seen, poorly disguised as your standard YA dystopian fic.

Unwinding is, in universe, the process of completely taking someone apart and using all their pieces as medical transplants for others, and parents can choose to have their kids unwound up until the age of 16 or something for any reason. It's the trolley problem variation where the surgeon kills one person for their organs to save five that need transplants.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

I didn't particularly enjoy the book either (probably because I'm not a Young Adult), but the whole point of the novel is that unwinding is an absurdly evil "compromise" that's worse than forced birth or abortion. I read it as a caution against liberal civility politics, more than anything.