Carte blanche

One of the most annoying things you can do to me is lump me in with a group. I have disdain for them only because people are too unique to be thrown under a banner and told what to espouse. The danger being that we buy into everything the group is selling carte blanche. 

If we want to define ourselves we need to first do so by our uniqueness and independent thinking which requires examination of our psyche as well as ideas being presented. After that we can pick and choose what makes sense using a critical eye.

I apply that approach everywhere on every topic.