A mostly correct rule of life in general:

[Stinky The Clown]

Supporters are very much the reflection of those who they support.

Over time, supporters tend to adopt phrasing and cadence of the one they support, or the catch phrases that others use in demonstrating their support for a group or organization. They tend to try to emulate the one they support, or act like the members of the group they support.

We see this often in pop culture - the wearing of a team or player jerseys when attending a football watching party or a live baseball game. Wearing the cap of the team to work is another manifestation. Bumper stickers, too, accomplish the same thing.

So, too, are actions and attitudes reflective.

This phenomenon is commonly observable everywhere.

[daleanime]

1. You know....

I believe you are correct sir.O8)

[MineralMan]

2. Well, that's true enough. Even obvious, perhaps.

Reflections are always virtual images of a thing.

Can you share your point in pointing this out? It seems like just the beginning of a meal, but without the smell of the main course.

I can hardly wait for the entree....

[Stinky The Clown]

3. No

[MineralMan]

4. MMK. Never mind.

[LWolf]

5. I've noticed that, myself. nt

[snagglepuss]

6. It probably is the basis for the opinion that one is judged by the friends one keeps.'

[Stinky The Clown]

8. That would only seem to be the half of it, unless the friends are also mutual admirers

I have many friends I don't emulate or mirror. I bet you do, too.

[alsame]

7. The last few days have been very illuminating. nt

[SoCalDem]

9. Like Grandma always said

"Birds of a feather, flock together"....
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/birds-of-a-feather-flock-together.html
Birds of a feather flock together

Meaning

Those of similar taste congregate in groups.

Origin

This proverb has been in use since at least the mid 16th century. In 1545, William Turner used a version of it in his papist satire The Rescuing of Romish Fox:

"Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together."

The first known citation in print of the currently used English version of the phrase appeared in 1599, in The Dictionarie in Spanish and English, which was complied by the English lexicographer John Minsheu:

Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.

The phrase also appears in Benjamin Jowett's 1856 translation of Plato's Republic. Clearly, if it were present in the original Greek text then, at around 380BC, Plato's work would be a much earlier reference to it. What appears in Jowett's version is:

Men of my age flock together; we are birds of a feather, as the old proverb says.

Plato's text can be translated in other ways and it is safe to say it was Jowett in 1856, not Plato in 380BC, that considered the phrase to be old. The lack of any citation of it in English prior to the 16th century does tend to suggest that its literal translation wasn't present in The Republic - a text that was widely read by English scholars of the classics well before the 16th century.

birds of a feather
In nature, birds of a single species do in fact frequently form flocks. Ornithologists explain this behaviour as a 'safety in numbers' tactic to reduce their risk of predation. In language terms, it was previously more common to refer to birds flying together than flocking together and many early citations use that form, for example Philemon Holland's translation of Livy's Romane historie, 1600:

"As commonly birds of a feather will flye together."

[bvar22]

10. The Greatest Priorities in LIFE are:

Healing the Sick
Clothing the Naked
Sheltering the Homeless
Feeding the Hungry
Educating the Ignorant
Bringing Peace where there is WAR
Ensuring PROFITS for Large Corporations
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Oops.
Must be someone I admire.
I wonder how that affects my politics?