<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
i regard myself as a political independent,, i'm registered to vote but i don't belong to a party. for the sake of "full disclosure", these days i consider myself "leaning to the left" but surely not a true leftist. okay.  it frustrates me to hear conservatives always agree with the GOP and liberals automatically with the dems.  these folks, and there are a lot of them, agree with whatever position their party holds. it's closed mindedness and it's bad.
<|assistant|>
I appreciate your honesty in declaring yourself a political independent and recognizing the tendency of people to always agree with the party they align with. To me, this "party line mentality" speaks to the need for more dialogue and unity within the parties, rather than people being so closed off to other ideologies or perspectives. We as a society would be better off if everyone worked towards understanding one another and learning from each other's various perspectives.