The earliest cultures of the Fertile Crescent had a strong communal impulse which was voluntary, as it was often necessary for their survival. These included Semites;the Akkadians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Phoenicians, among several tribes.
Many thousands of years later, the French Enlightenment, buttressed by the birth of Capitalism,
insisted that material betterment was Man's highest calling. Over time as wealth expanded
a collective impulse was born which was non-voluntary and later labeled Marxism and/or Socialism. Reflect a moment:
Early Man had a strong spiritual sense that embraced the communal, if it was voluntary.
Later Man replaced that sense w/materialism and now embraces non-voluntary collectivism.
Those who insist that changing political parties will alter this fundamental clash of values,
need a brain transplant.