The remaining 99 percent are chameleons. As election time approaches, we define ourselves as Democrat or Republican, standing behind the chosen ideology as a package deal. We do not question whether there are other possible choices. You may be pro-choice yet not for the legalization of marijuana. Existing political labels do not allow for self-expression.
Religious labels are just as debilitating.
As a member of an organized religion, you must adhere to the tenets, rituals, truths and texts of that one philosophy. With so many religions in the world, this creates a competition among gods, a recruitment for followers. A Jehovah's Witness knocks at the Buddhist's door, trying to sell a different flavor of salvation, as if this concept of god could be packaged up and delivered in 20 different styles and colors. Yet we make clear distinctions between these religious labels by the architecture of the building we pray in, the clothing we wear when we attend, and the political stance of the label. Human beings are such diverse creatures, it is impossible to file away your spirituality into a color-coded cabinet of conformity and uniformity.