The Experts Somehow Overlooked Authoritarians on the Left
Side-topic: I often wonder how much political affiliation drives personal ideology (and not the other way around).<p>Particularly in the US with its crazy 2-party system, there does not really seem to be the option of choosing a party that actually aligns with your personal ideals. Instead, most people seem to end up compromising at some point and joining the party they perceive is &quot;closest&quot; to them. However, I wonder how much of this decision is driven by ideology and how much is driven by social pressure (&quot;all my family&#x2F;friends&quot; belong to this one...&quot;). Then, once you have aligned to a party, does the Stockholm Syndrome set in? How much of that party&#x27;s platform do you start to rationalize and acclimate to when previously you would never have agreed with some of the ideas?