Ideologically, the right is averse to change. They like things to stay the same. Sometimes this can cause problems where the status quo is a bit messed up already.



The left is the opposite. They seek out novelty and change. This is classed in political science as "progressiveness" but doesn't necessarily have to entail something being progressive in the plain English form of the word. This can cause issues where the status quo is NOT messed up and we start seeing change for changes sake.



You can see this really clearly with the different types of campaign strategies -



Obama - "Hope and Change"

Trump - "Make America Great Again" (let's go back to the old ways).



Anyway, on topic -



The above description is why, 10 years ago Assange was the champion of the left and the Russians were potential future friends and now Assange and Russia are the boogeymen.



When people are always seeking out something new, it's really easy to sway them. Just offer them a new thing to be outraged about.



There's very little point in trying to tell these guys they are doing the very things they have held others accountable for. In 5/10 years time, they will switch sides again and tell you you're mad for believing that actually, the Russians are in fact, just.... the Russians. They aren't evil, they're also not saints.



But to the Democrats, they are a talking point, a means to get votes. Nothing more, nothing less.



People need to decide on what their own values are and stick to them, rather than waiting for the government to tell them how to think.



Sorry for the barely on topic rant.