I think it's like life. Dems are the children/teenagers and Republicans are the adults. And unfortunately sometimes the dems never grow up.
I don't believe there's a cult or as some say a conspiracy, however don't the majority of teens have a particular mind set? They're about having fun without consequence. They want other people to pay for their fun. They're always the victim of someone or something. It's always someone else's fault.
And when they get close to getting caught at something they point their finger at an innocent person and accuse them of their misdeed.