So, both are big Governemnt and not what this country was founded on either way. A lot of the Christian "Conservatives" I see around here aren't very conservative when it comes to the feds sticking their big snout into private folks' business.
Authoritarianism IS Socialism. The "State" claiming all authority over another. Socialism, Communism, Monarchism, and Fascism are all Authoritarian veriforms.