I agree with you that techno-solutionism, as some might call it, is a big part of the solution. I just think that the Republicans are so wrong on other issues t

I agree with you that techno-solutionism, as some might call it, is a big part of the solution. I just think that the Republicans are so wrong on other issues that there is no point allying with them on any issues. There's more to American life than surveillance. It's huge, but so is the voting rights act. (That's just one example. I won't beat you up with more.) You are right, the foreign policy elites in both parties are largely homogenous. That being said, I don't think that it's possible to build a coalition with the Republicans that doesn't betray something else that you hold dear. I think that you have a better chance of building a coalition inside the democratic party that can move the center of power away from the foreign policy elites.