[idle_zealot]

They're not the same, but they are in agreement about expanding the surveillance state and cracking down on protests. They don't agree on which protests to crack down on, with the exception of anti-war or anti-genocide protests which both deem unacceptable.

[leptons]

I don't agree with that at all. What protests are Democrats cracking down on? And don't try to go back to the 1960's to try to make a point.

[idle_zealot]

> What protests are Democrats cracking down on? And don't try to go back to the 1960's to try to make a point.

They're quite consistent. Under Biden we cracked down on anti-genocide protests just like under Trump.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/may/01/columbia-unive...

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2024/05/02/police-shoot-rubber...

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestine-gaza-war-univers...

The Democrat stronghold and seat of power, New York, prohibits any organization boycotting Israel from receiving State contracts or funding. Cuomo was pushing for a redefinition of antisemitism to include opposition to Israel's actions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws#New_York

When it comes to military activity and foreign financial interests neither will put up with public dissent. The tide on this specific issue seems to be turning, but their genocide defense will no doubt fuel a rise in antisemitism that will hurt jewish people worldwide for decades to come.