And it looks like he ' s starting at the C . <| sep |> Ok , but that doesn ' t answer my question . I believe quite a few things that most people labeled liberal or progressive don ' t generally believe . People on the rightwing side still use those labels for me though . I don ' t identify myself as a part of those groups , even though my beliefs do have significant overlap with theirs , because I don ' t want to have all of their beliefs automatically attributed to me . It would be better for all of us if we could all stop trying to attach ourselves to the political labels and think independently about issues . It seems that we inevitably end up having to either make our views fit the label , or end up forever explaining that we don ' t share certain beliefs associated with the label . It ' s a tall order for sure , and most people don ' t care enough about most issues to bother . When a significant portion of a group , including many of its prominent members share a belief that you don ' t want to be associated with , I ' d say it ' s time to remove yourself from the group .