It's a word from a democrat (thus a progressist) to people that defend privacy or freedom (so progressists too). In that context, the word is pejorative and is

It's a word from a democrat (thus a progressist) to people that defend privacy or freedom (so progressists too). In that context, the word is pejorative and is related to marxism (more than freudism). BTW I don't think Obama wrote his speech (according my knowledge of House of Cards :) ).