There are some interesting theories regarding your point. There are some who believe this is a biologically hardwired phenomenon within our brains as part of the herding instinct. Some of you are no doubt familiar with Robert Prechter's work and the Elliot Wave Theory.
Some of this lies at the feet of "public education". People who lack a body of factual knowledge and who have not been trained to use their powers of deductive reasoning, have trouble forming opinions based on facts and logical reasoning. When you are not sure of what is right or confident about you should believe, it is comforting to know that others share your position regardless of merit or whether their judgment is any better than yours. Schooling behavior in lower animals and mob behavior are examples.
Everyone who reads this or subsequent articles are going to be given the background and the facts that are needed to make up their own minds for themselves. For those who need reassurances from others, rest assured, some of the material that you are going to see has been taken from conservative giants like Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich. Much will be taken from quotes of the Founders, some from Nobel laureates, and some from people who literally have "schools of thought" named after them.
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