It should come as no surprise then, that a focus on group rather than individual identity is paramount. Also, it is not surprising that collective punishment is part of the leftist way. Neither is it any wonder that meritocracy, which is a function of the individual, is not valued to nearly the degree it is by the right.
individualism
LR Podcast S2, E48: Virtues of the Right
Western Civilization Our civilization is based upon the principles borne of the Athens-Rome-Jerusalem triumvirate of social, moral, and political teachings
LR Podcast, S2E47: Left vs Right
The left believes in collectivism and the right, individualism. Communism, socialism, and fascism are all examples of collectivist socio-economic societies. The right seeks to conserve Western Civilization, the Left seeks to tear it down and replace it with a collectivist Utopia.
LR Podcast S2E11: Why is conservatism better?
The left's notion that the ends justify the means vs the conservative notion that only just means create just ends.
Liberty Relearned 