>leftwing/rightwing is just a scale of less hierarchy to more

Don't conflate left/right with libertarian/authorian. The political compass meme that you posted has both dimension.

>both parties champion identity politics bullshit, but when it comes down to shit that actually matters

Identity politics "actually matters" when it impacts people's ability to thrive, and in all NATO nations, they do impact people's ability to thrive. I stopped reading here because your entire post is predicated on ideas that are detached from reality. You might as well have started off with "bearing in mind that 2+2=5."