So much of what you say I agree with. But it's not up to the Democrats. In most cases, as we saw in the last election, they represent powerful interests that want to keep control. They distract us with cultural wars--use Trump as a cartoon arch enemy, as he uses guns and religion (also immigrants and the poor).
I do place my hopes in crypto and Steemit to bypass power centers. Also place hope in the free expression that is allowed to flow here. Increasingly, censorship prevails on other platforms. We need decentralized sources of information so people can decide for themselves which ideas are valuable, and what information is "fake". We really do need to grow these sorts of alternative news sources. It's not a coincidence that every autocracy, as soon as it is established, curbs speech.