@scottyorange: As far as I can tell, it's a reflexive ideological reaction for most. If people in the middle or the left say it's happening, it isn't. It's some kid of trick to make my life harder and to take away what I like and need in life. It's Communist (or whatever)! For others it's just that they're reflexively stupid, and as a matter of personal identity and self-image they can't "just accept what people say". That would make them sheep and Not The One In Charge Of Me.
@scottyorange: (continued) Weak identities, in short.