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[–] HatiCalamity [S] ago  (edited ago)

Noted, I'll bear in mind notifying people of my country in future. though I'll tell you now I'm from the UK. The reason I seek out political affiliations is because when it comes to the real world my interest in the subject ultimately translates to how I vote in the best interests of my country. that means I need to ultimately come out with an affiliation with a party.

Yes, the individualistic attitude is ideal and I'd love that to be the end goal, but my political interests are also teathered to real interests. There are a lot of parties, a lot of politicians, a lot of policies, a lot of promises and a lot of track records to look at in order to figure out where my vote goes. This is more than I can do alone, I'm just one person. Now it's handy for other people to break that down, but nothing is without bias and while I can look at a conservative's spin on all of this, they're not exactly obliged to engage with me in the way a libertarian community or outlet will. My enemies are a good place to hear criticism of me but not much else which means I'm missing vital bits of the picture. I can't think of everything on my own, and likeminded people can fill in my shortcommings.