Quote Originally Posted by Jeffrey Lebowski View Post

The democrats have managed to somehow bring in all these differing opinions and groups (and a few former 3rd parties!) into their "big tent." I'm not sure why we want to split hairs on the less important BS. So, sure, count me a repub. That's fine.
That is because they all share in a couple of greater goals and they'll set aside their own personal goals to advance the greater goals of their party. These people are collectivists, they run with the herd and they like the power that being in a singular group gives them. These people aren't individuals and they don't do anything without approval from their leaders.

Conservatives and Libertarians are naturally more difficult to herd because we're individualists who have much stronger bonds to our personal goals and to compromise is an affront to our individuality. We tend to run in smaller groups or alone because we like being our own people (singular).