in a dipolar political environment you will have two coalitions of the same basic political beliefs form representing more and less extreme versions of the same core beliefs. it is the republicans listed who are associated with the shift rightward in the dipolar political environment, however, the democrats then just… operate in that environment. for example. it was under w bush we got the patriot act, but it wae under obama that all of the government spying edward snowden revealed occurred. the republicans break open some clay pot equivalent of pandora's box, but then the democrats weild those powers without accountability because no president has been accountable to anyone since the 1970s.

so what do we do about this? to me it seems that the best course is to focus on improving things where you can. generally, that's going to be locally in your neighborhood. anytime you vote, don't vote based on one side or the other side being the side for good or the side for evil. they're ultimately both neo-liberal or neo-conservative wings of the same fascist party. instead ask which candidate is going to make local organizing harder and work to avoid letting them get into office.