My politics are based on secular humanism and that we all effectively live in a commons.

I'm rabidly anti-partisan but align with Dems because they are the least worst option.

> gets trapped into criticizing other on the left by conservative talking points

One thing I'll concede about the Right -- they excel at defining the language and debate and the Left is almost always playing defense.

But to be a broken record here: the Culture War is the only thing the Right has to offer in the realm of political debate. It's a cheap and nasty, yet incredibly effective tool to manipulate people to vote against their own interest by their induced fear, hate, and anger.