Politics

I do not understand people who associate themselves with a political party or philosophy.

Here's the thing:

There are smart Republicans.
There are wacko Republicans.
There are smart Democrats.
There are wacko Democrats.

There are smart liberals.
There are wacko liberals.
There are smart conservatives.
There are wacko conservatives.

Associating yourself with any of those groups means associating yourself with the wackos along with the smart people. I prefer not to voluntarily associate myself with wackos.