alt Hacker News> They're two sides of the same coin in the sense that they're both part of the two party system. My original comment is overstatement and maybe melodramatic.
I wouldn't apologize for this; GP was using "two sides of the same coin" in a way that is not mainstream. That phrase is usually used to say "even though these two things seem different, they're really the same thing".
(I like GP's use of that phrase better, to be honest, but that's not what it means.)
What I really mean is that each party takes the opposite position of the other. Over a long time horizon the party platforms have completely flipped.
The two major parties stand for nothing and have no morals to guide them.
For example, Lincoln was a Republican and ended slavery. The new Republicans are now embracing racism and xenophobia. 180 flip.