they think they know the right way forward, and anyone to the left of them is crazy/stupid. so therefore they are the most left, yet realistic heroes of all possible progress, and it is only people to the right of them that are the moderates in the way. couldn't be them. they are heroes and more importantly CORRECT in their own minds.

but that most people, also. pretty common human trait. lots of leftist infighting stems from exactly these ideas.