If Republicans are the real enemy, why call them Libertarians?

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15. I think you got it right.

It has 'everything to do with stigmatizing ACLU types within the Democratic Party, for whatever reason'

The reason is to smear people who criticize Obama's civil liberties record, to make it seem like the criticisms are politically motivated and being planted by known douche bags who none of us can stand.

The NSA defenders see potential for some political alliances there between the more liberty-minded people across both parties. Like with the Amash amendment to defund domestic NSA spying. It almost passed with broad support in both parties. The security establishment sees that alliance and it scares the shit out of them because it could expose their abuses and take their money. That's where part of the nonsense is coming from.

And then there are some who are just Obama loyalists, they really aren't trying to defend the NSA they just want to defend Obama. With them the reason is the same. They see the potential alliance between progressives and some conservatives on this issue and it scares the shit out of them. That's why so much of the rhetoric revolves around driving a wedge to scare progressives away from cooperating with right-wingers on this limited issue where we might agree.

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