Glenn Greenwald highlights a question he was recently asked on Reddit, and his response:

Glenn Greenwald: “I was also asked: “Do you see the US Democratic Party as hopelessly corrupt in terms of orchestrating progressive change? If so, what can we to do roll back abuses of surveillance state and take back system from the rich?” My reply:

“I never see any political questions as hopeless or unchangeable, but consider this:

“When I first began writing in 2005, I was focused primarily on the Bush NSA program, and I was able to build a large readership quickly because so many Democrats, progressives, liberal bloggers, etc, were so supportive of the work I was doing. That continued to be true through 2008.

“Now, a mere four [years] later, Democrats have become the most vehement defenders of the NSA and the most vicious attackers of my work on the NSA – often, some of the very same people cheering so loudly in 2006 and 2007 are the ones protesting most loudly and viciously now.

“Gee, I wonder what changed? In the answer lies all you need to know about the Democratic Party.”