There are right-wing conservatives who call themselves Democrats - they are here because
Donald Trump is pushing the limits of what it means to be conservative, opening new territory, desensitizing people to what is properly defined as fascism. From the Democratic side, if you listen closely, you'll hear the bow-ties smugly reciting the virtues of "market-based, capital solutions" and "enterprise-level stimulus". It's all the same thing - taking money away from the middle class and below (who by virtue of their low status clearly don't deserve it) and giving it to rich people (who are clearly rich because they are such valuable contributors to the nation).
For the right wing in both parties, it's win/win. Trump both challenges and emboldens every conservative. Now, don't get me wrong, there's a difference between the two parties. In economic terms, the always sensible DNC is offering the nation a model of corporate-run state without all the embarrassing Mussolini-style antics of leading Republicans.
But really the leadership core in both parties share an economic model of an exploitable and benign citizen/subject. Both political parties are converging into a plutocratic model of corporate-state whose governance and favoritism differs in magnitude, but not direction.
In other words:
"You can deal with the evil 3rd way corporate asses at the DNC or I'll bring my friend Donald over to discuss the other options".
Conservatives are finally getting all the attention, Wall Street power and authoritarianism they long for.
The truth is, win or lose Wall Street Democrats never have to worry about affording an abortion. Or health care. Or education. Or anything. After all, it's not their fault you don't make $250,000 a year!
Sure, Democratic conservatives are sort of mushy on the whole gay marriage thing, much like Clinton, but really, they enjoy their privileged lives and neither DNC nor RNC will challenge the status quo. Sure they want world peace, but they're not about to give up their 12% effective tax rate to have it.
We have the option of changing course by voting for the someone who understands that, like global warming, our other environmental problems of injustice, poverty and inequality are man-made. We can start to fix it by voting for the proper candidate.
Don't throw your vote away on the status quo. Make your vote count. We need to change direction from right to left.
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