There is a recent Pew report that shows conservatives tend to want to live apart from others while progressives prefer to live in closer proximity to others. I think one of the reasons is the more conservative idea that they can (and should) support themselves with little help versus the more liberal idea that individuals require support from one another. But this is actually a false notion of sorts because conservatives actually do think individuals require help, only they see it coming from a god, deflecting the reality that the cooperation of others is actually necessary. Even when conservatives do get assistance from others, they still attribute it to "the will" of their god, which denies where the help actually came from.
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