Their views align closely. Both are for rigid state control over the common people.
In the West, the left campaigns for women and gays, because in doing so they increase the power of the government via anti-discrimination enforcement. But they are silent about the treatment of women and gays in Islamic countries because speaking out would not result in an increase of government power.
True. As long as clinton supported “abortion rights” and other issues dear to their leftist hearts, the ladies at NOW gave him a free pass on raping as many women as he liked.