2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So when are Wikileaks, Anonymous, and others going to expose the Republicans? [View all]Onlooker
(5,636 posts)No they're not. Republicans control Congress and dominate most of the states, and are the biggest opponents of net neutrality. Republicans support giving the police more power, and constantly talk expanding our intelligence efforts, which is obviously a code word for have greater control over the internet. Democrats aren't perfect, but clearly they are more for a free internet than the Repugs.
We see the same phenomenon with drugs, where for some reason a lot of people assume the tiny libertarian movement within the Republican Party will overcome the overwhelmingly old, white, religious, small-town base to promote drug reform. If progressive drug reform is to happen, obviously it will happen in the party that is younger and more diverse.
It seems to me that that some seemingly progressive elements have a very skewed view of the Democrats relative to the Republicans.