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I couldn't really say I identify with a political party. Unless it's your career/volunteer interest, I don't think it really makes sense to. I have values. I vote for whichever party has the best balance of policies near my values and no policies terribly far from my values, and are vaguely sincere/believable. Yes, that means I find some parties unpalatable and consistently lean towards the others, but I can't really feel the sense in making a political party a core part of my identity.
@Zaiene 💯 If you hitch your identity to anything outside your control, it will eventually make a fool of you
If a political party is a core part of my identity, I have to defend it and support it no matter what stupid things it does or what actions and policies it adopts. If I don't, I'm undermining a core part of myself. I prefer not to be trapped into that.
And that's not just political parties. It's fandoms and brands and numerous other things. I can engage or enjoy, and these things will reflect aspects of my identity, but I don't want to be locked into those categories as my identity.