Political parties used to have ideological identities. Now they are simply corporations and ideas to placate the masses. Parties like Democrats and Republicans are like sports teams. People still identify with them. The kleptocracy long ago, bought both parties. Today, the idea of party affiliation is only an idea corporations use to sell the illusion that things are the same: you can identify with one or the other. Since the underlying reality is the same, the kleptocracy has total control. It makes no difference which one you root for. They both are owned by the same corporations