[BfloGuy]

When one has no idea of and no real interest in what's going on, calling oneself "Independent" is always the safe bet.

And it has the added attraction of giving oneself the air of daring, devil-may-care individualism, as well.

[ansel12]

That isn’t accurate, for instance I have never wanted to become a member of the Republican party because they are too liberal, this is common here at FR, an “independent site”, not a republican site.